Proverbs 12:4
A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones.
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In Context
3No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.
5The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:22Like a ring of gold in the nose of a pig, is a beautiful woman who has no sense.
Proverbs 14:30A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.
Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end.
Proverbs 21:19It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.
Proverbs 30:23A hated woman when she is married; and a servant-girl who takes the place of her master's wife.
Proverbs 31:29Unnumbered women have done well, but you are better than all of them.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:4
3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. Note, 1. Though men may advance themselves by sinful arts, they cannot by such arts settle and secure themselves; though they may get large estates they cannot get such as will abide: A man shall not be established by wickedness; it may set him in high places, but they are slippery places, Ps. lxxiii. 18 . That prosperity which is raised by sin is built on the sand, and so it will soon appear. 2. Though good men may… Read the whole commentary →