Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 12:4
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Berean Standard Bible
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
King James Version
A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones.
World English Bible
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.
American Standard Version
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 12
2 The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.
3 A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
5 The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.
6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
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