Proverbs 12:4
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.
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In Context
3A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
5The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:22Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
Proverbs 14:30The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.
Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.
Proverbs 21:19It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
Proverbs 30:23for an unloved woman when she is married, and a servant who is heir to her mistress.
Proverbs 31:29“Many women do noble things, but you excel 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 →