Proverbs 12:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:30 : 30 A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.
  • Prov 19:13-14 : 13 A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end. 14 House and wealth are a heritage from fathers, but a wife with good sense is from the Lord.
  • Prov 21:9 : 9 It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
  • Prov 21:19 : 19 It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.
  • Prov 27:15-16 : 15 Like an unending dropping on a day of rain is a bitter-tongued woman. 16 He who keeps secret the secret of his friend, will get himself a name for good faith.
  • Prov 31:10-25 : 10 Who may make discovery of a woman of virtue? For her price is much higher than jewels. 11 The heart of her husband has faith in her, and he will have profit in full measure. 12 She does him good and not evil all the days of her life. 13 She gets wool and linen, working at the business of her hands. 14 She is like the trading-ships, getting food from far away. 15 She gets up while it is still night, and gives meat to her family, and their food to her servant-girls. 16 After looking at a field with care, she gets it for a price, planting a vine-garden with the profit of her work. 17 She puts a band of strength round her, and makes her arms strong. 18 She sees that her marketing is of profit to her: her light does not go out by night. 19 She puts her hands to the cloth-working rod, and her fingers take the wheel. 20 Her hands are stretched out to the poor; yes, she is open-handed to those who are in need. 21 She has no fear of the snow for her family, for all those in her house are clothed in red. 22 She makes for herself cushions of needlework; her clothing is fair linen and purple. 23 Her husband is a man of note in the public place, when he takes his seat among the responsible men of the land. 24 She makes linen robes and gets a price for them, and traders take her cloth bands for a price. 25 Strength and self-respect are her clothing; she is facing the future with a smile.
  • Hab 3:16 : 16 Hearing it, my inner parts were moved, and my lips were shaking at the sound; my bones became feeble, and my steps were uncertain under me: I gave sounds of grief in the day of trouble, when his forces came up against the people in bands.
  • 1 Cor 11:7 : 7 For it is not right for a man to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
  • Prov 14:1 : 1 Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.
  • 1 Cor 11:11 : 11 But the woman is not separate from the man, and the man is not separate from the woman in the Lord.

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  • Prov 4:8-9
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    8Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love.

    9She will put a crown of grace on your head, giving you a head-dress of glory.

  • Prov 31:10-12
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    10Who may make discovery of a woman of virtue? For her price is much higher than jewels.

    11The heart of her husband has faith in her, and he will have profit in full measure.

    12She does him good and not evil all the days of her life.

  • Prov 31:25-31
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    25Strength and self-respect are her clothing; she is facing the future with a smile.

    26Her mouth is open to give out wisdom, and the law of mercy is on her tongue.

    27She gives attention to the ways of her family, she does not take her food without working for it.

    28Her children get up and give her honour, and her husband gives her praise, saying,

    29Unnumbered women have done well, but you are better than all of them.

    30Fair looks are a deceit, and a beautiful form is of no value; but a woman who has the fear of the Lord is to be praised.

    31Give her credit for what her hands have made: let her be praised by her works in the public place.

  • Prov 14:1
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    1Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.

  • Prov 11:16
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    16A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth.

  • Prov 19:13-14
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    13A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end.

    14House and wealth are a heritage from fathers, but a wife with good sense is from the Lord.

  • Prov 31:22-23
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    22She makes for herself cushions of needlework; her clothing is fair linen and purple.

    23Her husband is a man of note in the public place, when he takes his seat among the responsible men of the land.

  • Prov 11:22
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    22Like a ring of gold in the nose of a pig, is a beautiful woman who has no sense.

  • Prov 18:22
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    22Whoever gets a wife gets a good thing, and has the approval of the Lord.

  • Ps 128:3-4
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    3Your wife will be like a fertile vine in the inmost parts of your house: your children will be like olive plants round your table.

    4See! this is the blessing of the worshipper of the Lord.

  • Prov 4:6
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    6Do not give her up, and she will keep you; give her your love, and she will make you safe.

  • Prov 12:3
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    3No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.

  • Prov 30:23
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    23A hated woman when she is married; and a servant-girl who takes the place of her master's wife.

  • Prov 31:17
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    17She puts a band of strength round her, and makes her arms strong.

  • Esth 1:17
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    17For news of what the queen has done will come to the ears of all women, and they will no longer give respect to their husbands when it is said to them, King Ahasuerus gave orders for Vashti the queen to come before him and she came not.

  • Prov 12:5
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    5The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit.

  • Prov 3:15-18
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    15She is of more value than jewels, and nothing for which you may have a desire is fair in comparison with her.

    16Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and honour.

    17Her ways are ways of delight, and all her goings are peace.

    18She is a tree of life to all who take her in their hands, and happy is everyone who keeps her.

  • Prov 5:4
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    4But her end is bitter as wormwood, and sharp as a two-edged sword;

  • 1 Pet 3:4-5
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    4But let them be those of the unseen man of the heart, the ever-shining ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the eyes of God.

    5And these were the ornaments of the holy women of the past, whose hope was in God, being ruled by their husbands:

  • Ezek 16:32
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    32The untrue wife who takes strange lovers in place of her husband!

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  • Prov 9:13
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    13The foolish woman is full of noise; she has no sense at all.

  • Prov 6:26
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    26For a loose woman is looking for a cake of bread, but another man's wife goes after one's very life.

  • Prov 5:18
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    18Let blessing be on your fountain; have joy in the wife of your early years.

  • Prov 12:8
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    8A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.

  • Prov 25:24
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    24It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.

  • Prov 16:31
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    31The grey head is a crown of glory, if it is seen in the way of righteousness.

  • Job 31:10
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    10Then let my wife give pleasure to another man and let others make use of her body.

  • 1 Cor 11:6
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    6For if a woman is not veiled, let her hair be cut off; but if it is a shame to a woman to have her hair cut off, let her be veiled.

  • Prov 31:15
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    15She gets up while it is still night, and gives meat to her family, and their food to her servant-girls.

  • Prov 27:15
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    15Like an unending dropping on a day of rain is a bitter-tongued woman.

  • Prov 21:19
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    19It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.