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Proverbs 12:4 KJV

Proverbs · chapter 12 · verse 4

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.Proverbs 12:4 · King James Version

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Proverbs 12:4 in context

2A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

3A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

4A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

5The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

6The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

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Commentary

Note, 1. He that is blessed with a good wife is as happy as if he were upon the throne, for she is no less than a crown to him. A virtuous woman, that is pious and prudent, ingenious and industrious, that is active for the good of her family and looks well to the ways of her household, that makes conscience of her…

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

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Key words (Strong's)

rottennessrâqâbdecayH7538 →
virtuouschayilprobably a force, whether of men, means or other resourcesH2428 →
husbandbaʻala masterH1167 →
ashamedbûwshproperly, to paleH954 →
womanʼishshâha womanH802 →
crownʻăṭârâha crownH5850 →

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