Proverbs 12:4

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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  • Prov 14:30 : 30 ¶ A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
  • Prov 19:13-14 : 13 ¶ A foolish son [is] the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping. 14 ¶ House and riches [are] the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife [is] from the LORD.
  • Prov 21:9 : 9 ¶ [It is] better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
  • Prov 21:19 : 19 ¶ [It is] better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
  • Prov 27:15-16 : 15 ¶ A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. 16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, [which] bewrayeth [itself].
  • Prov 31:10-25 : 10 ¶ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies. 11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. 12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. 13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. 14 She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. 15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. 16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. 17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. 18 She perceiveth that her merchandise [is] good: her candle goeth not out by night. 19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. 20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. 21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household [are] clothed with scarlet. 22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing [is] silk and purple. 23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land. 24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth [it]; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. 25 Strength and honour [are] her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
  • Hab 3:16 : 16 ¶ When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.
  • 1 Cor 11:7 : 7 For a man indeed ought not to cover [his] head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
  • Prov 14:1 : 1 ¶ Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
  • 1 Cor 11:11 : 11 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

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    26She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue [is] the law of kindness.

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