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Proverbs 12:4
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
King James Version
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
World English Bible
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.
American Standard Version
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Geneva Bible 1599
A vertuous woman is the crowne of her husband: but she that maketh him ashamed, is as corruption in his bones.
Darby Translation
A woman of worth is a crown to her husband; but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Young's Literal Translation
A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones [is] one causing shame.
Bible in Basic English
A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones.
3A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
5The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.
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