Bible verse

Proverbs 12:4

A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.

Proverbs 12:4 · BSB

Proverbs 12:4 in context

The verses around it, from Proverbs 12.

1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.

2 The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.

3 A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.

4 A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.

5 The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.

6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

7 The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.

8 A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised.

Read all of Proverbs 12

Proverbs 12:4 in other translations

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.

ERV

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

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