Proverbs 12:4

A worthy wife is her husband's crown, 1 but she who brings shame is like a disease that rots his bones. 1

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

In Context

3A person cannot be established by wickedness, 1 but righteous people cannot be uprooted. 1

5The plans of the righteous are just, 1 but the advice of the wicked is deceitful. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 11:22Like a gold ring in a pig's nose 1 is a beautiful woman without discretion. 1

Proverbs 14:30A tranquil heart is life for the body, 1 but envy rots the bones. 1

Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is ruin to his father 1 and a quarreling wife is a constant dripping of water. 1

Proverbs 21:19It is better to live in the desert 1 than with a quarreling and angry wife. 1

Proverbs 30:23a hated woman when she marries; 1 and a maid when she takes the place of her mistress. 1

Proverbs 31:29“Many women have done well, 1 but you surpassed 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 →

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