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[a]An (A)excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who causes shame is like (B)rottenness in his bones.

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  1. Proverbs 12:4 Or A virtuous

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

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A Woman Who Fears Yahweh

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10 [a]An (A)excellent wife, who can find?
For her worth is far (B)above pearls.

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  1. Proverbs 31:10 Lit a woman of excellence, a woman of strength

Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character

10 [a]A wife of noble character(A) who can find?(B)
    She is worth far more than rubies.

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  1. Proverbs 31:10 Verses 10-31 are an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.