Proverbs 12:4
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, 2 but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones. 1
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5The thoughts of the upright are mishpat ·just·, 2 but the advice of the wicked is deceitful. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 11:22Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout, 2 is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion. 1
Proverbs 14:30The life of the body is a heart at peace, 2 but envy rots the bones. 1
Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is the calamity of his father. 2 A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping. 1
Proverbs 21:19It is better to dwell in a desert land, 2 than with a contentious and fretful woman. 1
Proverbs 30:23for an unloved (wife) when her husband takes her (back); 2 and a servant who is heir to her mistress. 1
Proverbs 31:29ר (Many) “Many women have done noble things, 2 but you excel them 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 →