Proverbs 12:4
The Message
4 A hearty wife invigorates her husband,
but a frigid woman is cancer in the bones.
Proverbs 12:4
New International Version
Proverbs 12:4
King James Version
4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
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Proverbs 12:4
New King James Version
4 (A)An[a] excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who causes shame is (B)like rottenness in his bones.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:4 Lit. A wife of valor
Proverbs 12:4
English Standard Version
4 (A)An excellent wife is (B)the crown of her husband,
but she who (C)brings shame is like (D)rottenness in his bones.
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