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Proverbs 12:4
A virtuous woman, is the crown of her husband, but, a veritable decay in his bones, is she that causeth shame.
Proverbs 12:4 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 12:4 in other translations
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.
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In context
1 He that loveth correction, loveth knowledge, but, he that hateth reproof, is brutish.
2 A good man, obtaineth favour from Yahweh, but, a man of wicked devices, will he condemn.
3 A son of earth, shall not be established, by lawlessness, but, the root of the righteous, shall not be disturbed.
4 A virtuous woman, is the crown of her husband, but, a veritable decay in his bones, is she that causeth shame.
5 The plans of the righteous, are just, but, the counsels of the lawless, are deceitful.
6 The words of the lawless, are—of lying in wait for blood, but, the mouth of the upright, shall deliver them.
7 Overthrown are the lawless and they are not, but, the house of the righteous, shall stand.
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