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Proverbs 12:4

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A wife of noble characterx is her husband’s crown,

but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.y

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Proverbs 12:4: An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.

Cross references

  1. x Ru 3:11; Pr 31:10–11
  2. yPr 18:22

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,

but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown,

but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown,

but a wife who causes shame

is like rottenness in his bones.

NLTNew Living Translation

A worthy wife is a crown for her husband,

but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A woman of strength is the crown of her master,

but like rot in his bones is she who brings shame.

KJV 1900King James Version

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband:

But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.