Proverbs 12:4
A diligent woman is a crown to her husband. And she who acts with confusion as to which things are worthy is decay to his bones.
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In Context
3Man will not be made strong from impiety. And the root of the just shall not be moved.
5The thoughts of the just are judgments. And the counsels of the impious are dishonest.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:22A beautiful and senseless woman is like a gold ring in the snout of a swine.
Proverbs 14:30The well-being of the heart is life for the flesh. But envy is decay for the bones.
Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is the grief of his father. And an argumentative wife is like a roof that is continually leaking.
Proverbs 21:19It is better to live in a deserted land, than with a quarrelsome and emotional woman.
Proverbs 30:23by a hateful woman when she has been taken in matrimony, and by a handmaid when she has been heir to her mistress.
Proverbs 31:29Many daughters have gathered together riches; you have surpassed them all.
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 →