11 Now don’t be afraid, my daughter. I will do for you whatever you say,[a] since all the people in my town[b] know that you are a woman of noble character.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 3:11 Some Hb mss, Orig, Syr, Tg, Vg read say to me
  2. 3:11 Lit all the gate of my people

11 And now, my daughter, don’t be afraid. I will do for you all you ask. All the people of my town know that you are a woman of noble character.(A)

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

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Footnotes

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

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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22 A man who finds a wife finds a good thing(A)
and obtains favor from the Lord.(B)

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22 He who finds a wife finds what is good(A)
    and receives favor from the Lord.(B)

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14 A house and wealth are inherited from fathers,(A)
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.

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14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,(A)
    but a prudent wife is from the Lord.(B)

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