Proverbs 12:2-4

New International Version

²Good people obtain favor from the Lord,^(A)
but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.^(B)

³No one can be established through wickedness,
but the righteous cannot be uprooted.^(C)

⁴A wife of noble character^(D) is her husband’s crown,
but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.^(E)

Proverbs 12:2-4

New American Standard Bible

²A ^(A)good person will obtain favor from the Lord,
But He will condemn a person ^[a]who devises evil.
³A person will ^(B)not be established by wickedness,
But the root of the ^(C)righteous will not be moved.
⁴An ^[b]^(D)excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who shames him is like ^(E)rottenness in his bones.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 12:2 Lit of evil devices
Proverbs 12:4 Or virtuous

Proverbs 12:2-4

English Standard Version

²A good man ^(A)obtains favor from the Lord,
    but a man of evil devices he condemns.
³No one is established by wickedness,
    but the root of ^(B)the righteous will never be moved.
⁴^(C)An excellent wife is ^(D)the crown of her husband,
    but she who ^(E)brings shame is like ^(F)rottenness in his bones.