Proverbs 12:4

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband; 1 But as a worm in wood, so a bad woman destroys her husband. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

In Context

3A man shall not prosper by wickedness; 1 But the roots of the righteous shall not be taken up. 1

5The thoughts of the righteous are true judgments; 1 But ungodly men devise deceits. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 11:22As an ornament in a swine’s snout, 1 So is beauty to an ill-minded woman. 1

Proverbs 14:30A meek-spirited man is a healer of the heart: 1 But a sensitive heart is a corruption of the bones. 1

Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is a disgrace to his father: 1 Vows paid out of the hire of a harlot are not pure. 1

Proverbs 21:19It is better to dwell in a wilderness 1 Than with a quarrelsome and talkative and passionate woman. 1

Proverbs 30:23or if a maidservant should cast out her own mistress; and if a hateful woman should marry a good man.

Proverbs 31:29Many daughters have obtained wealth, 1 Many have wrought valiantly; 1 But thou hast exceeded, thou hast surpassed all. 1

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 →

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