Man cannot be made secure by wickedness,
but the root of the righteous is immovable.(A)

A capable wife[a] is her husband’s crown,(B)
but a wife who causes shame
is like rottenness in his bones.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:4 Or A wife of quality, or A wife of good character

No one can be established through wickedness,
    but the righteous cannot be uprooted.(A)

A wife of noble character(B) is her husband’s crown,
    but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.(C)

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