Proverbs 12:4
Proverbs 12:4 — The New International Version (NIV)
4 A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown,
but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
Proverbs 12:4 — English Standard Version (ESV)
4 An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 12:4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband:
But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 12:4 — New Living Translation (NLT)
4 A worthy wife is a crown for her husband,
but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones.
Proverbs 12:4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
4 An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 12:4 — New Century Version (NCV)
4 A good wife is like a crown for her husband,
but a disgraceful wife is like a disease in his bones.
Proverbs 12:4 — American Standard Version (ASV)
4 A worthy woman is the crown of her husband;
But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 12:4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
4 A woman of worth is a crown to her husband; but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 12:4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
4 A wife with strength of character is the crown of her husband,
but the wife who disgraces him is like bone cancer.
Proverbs 12:4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
4 A capable wife is her husband’s crown,
but a wife who causes shame
is like rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 12:4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
4 A good wife is the crown of her husband,
but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 12:4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
4 A woman of strength is the crown of her master,
but like rot in his bones is she who brings shame.
Proverbs 12:4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
4 A noble wife is her husband’s crown.
But a wife who brings shame is like sickness in his bones.