Proverbs 12:4
A virtuous woman, is the crown of her husband, but, a veritable decay in his bones, is she that causeth shame.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
5The plans of the righteous, are just, but, the counsels of the lawless, are deceitful.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:22As a ring of gold in the snout of a swine, is a woman of beauty who hath abandoned discretion.
Proverbs 14:30The life of the whole body, is a tranquil mind, but, a decay of the bones, is jealousy.
Proverbs 19:13Engulfing ruin to his father, is a son that is a dullard,—and, a continuous dripping, are the contentions of a wife.
Proverbs 21:19Better to dwell in a desert land, than with a woman, quarrelsome and provoking.
Proverbs 30:23Under a hateful woman, when she is married, and a handmaid when she driveth out her mistress.
Proverbs 31:29Many daughters, have done virtuously, but, thou, excellest 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 →