Proverbs 12:4
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
In context
1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: But he that hateth reproof is brutish. 2 A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: But a man of wicked devices will he condemn. 3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: But the root of the righteous shall not be moved. 4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
5 The thoughts of the righteous are right: But the counsels of the wicked are deceit. 6 The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them. 7 The wicked are overthrown, and are not: But the house of the righteous shall stand.
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- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 12:4 in the NIV
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 12:4 in the ESV
An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.