Proverbs 12:4 Parallel Translations

A wife with strength of character is the crown of her husband, but the wife who disgraces him is like bone cancer.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

BBE:

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.

DBY:

A woman of worth is a crown to her husband; but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

ERV:

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

JPS:

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband; but she that doeth shamefully is as rottenness in his bones.

WBS:

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

WEB:

A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.

YLT:

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones is one causing shame.

Proverbs 12:4 Cross References

XREF:

Proverbs 14:30 A tranquil heart is life to the body, But passion is rottenness to the bones.

Proverbs 31:11 The heart of her husband trusts in her, And he will have no lack of gain.

Habakkuk 3:16 I heard and my inward parts trembled, At the sound my lips quivered. Decay enters my bones, And in my place I tremble. Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress, For the people to arise who will invade us.

1 Corinthians 11:7 For a man ought not to have his head covered, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

12:1 Those who have grace, will delight in the instructions given them. Those that stifle their convictions, are like brutes. 2. The man who covers selfish and vicious designs under a profession of religion or friendship, will be condemned. 3. Though men may advance themselves by sinful arts, they cannot settle and secure themselves. But those who by faith are rooted in Christ, are firmly fixed. 4. A wife who is pious, prudent, and looks well to the ways of her household, who makes conscience of her duty, and can bear crosses; such a one is an honour and comfort to her husband. She that is the reverse of this, preys upon him, and consumes him. 5. Thoughts are not free; they are under the Divine knowledge, therefore under the Divine command. It is a man's shame to act with deceit, with trick and design. 6. Wicked people speak mischief to their neighbours. A man may sometimes do a good work with one good word. 7. God's blessing is often continued to the families of godly men, while the wicked are overthrown. 8. The apostles showed wisdom by glorying in shame for the name of Christ. 9. He that lives in a humble state, who has no one to wait upon him, but gets bread by his own labour, is happier than he that glories in high birth or gay attire, and wants necessaries.

CONC:

Ashamed Behaviour Bones Brings Cause Causing Character Crown Decay Disease Disgraceful Excellent Husband Husband's Maketh Noble Rottenness Shame Shamefully Shames Virtue Virtuous Wasting Wife Worth Worthy

Ashamed Behaviour Bones Cause Causing Character Crown Decay Disease Disgraceful Excellent Good Husband Husband's Maketh Noble Rottenness Shame Shamefully Shames Virtue Virtuous Wasting Wife Worthy

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