Verse List for PROV 12:4

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OET (OET-RV) A capable wife is the crown of her husband, ⇔ ^ but a wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.

OET-LV A _wife _of ability is_the _crown _of her _husband _of_her and_is_like_rottenness in_bones _of_his a_woman _who_acts _shamefully.

ULT A wife of worth, is the crown of her husband, ⇔ but she who causes shame, is like rottenness in his bones.

UST A virtuous wife causes people to praise her husband, ⇔  but a disgraceful wife destroys her husband like a disease that destroys his bones.

BSB & MSB A wife of noble character is her husband ’s crown, ⇔  but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, ⇔  but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.

NET A noble wife is the crown of her husband, ⇔ but the wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.

LSV A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband,
And as rottenness in his bones [is] one causing shame.

FBV A good wife is a crown for her husband, but one who brings shame is like rot in his bones.

T4T ⇔  A good wife is one who causes her husband to be greatly honored, ⇔  but a wife who does things that cause her husband to be ashamed will destroy him like [SIM] cancer destroys his bones.

LEB • A woman of strength[fn] is the crown of her master,[fn]
• but like rot in his bones is she who brings shame.

BBE A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones.

Moff A good wife is an honour to her husband: ⇔  a shameless wife rots all his strength away.

JPS A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband; but she that doeth shamefully is as rottenness in his bones.

ASV A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; ⇔ But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

DRA A diligent woman is a crown to her husband: and she that doth things worthy of confusion, is a rottenness in his bones.

YLT A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones [is] one causing shame.

Drby A woman of worth is a crown to her husband; but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

RV A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
(A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh/makes ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.)

SLT A woman of strength is a crown to her husband: and she causing shame, as rottenness in his bones.

Wbstr A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

KJB-1769 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
(A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh/makes ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.)

KJB-1611 A vertuous woman is a crowne to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed, is as rottennesse in his bones.
(A power/strengthous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh/makes ashamed, is as rottenness in his bones.)

Bshps A huswifely woman is a crowne vnto her husbande: but she that behaueth her selfe vnhonestly, is as corruption in his bones.
(A huswifely woman is a crown unto her husband: but she that behaveth herself unhonestly, is as corruption in his bones.)

Gnva A vertuous woman is the crowne of her husband: but she that maketh him ashamed, is as corruption in his bones.
(A power/strengthous woman is the crown of her husband: but she that maketh/makes him ashamed, is as corruption in his bones.)

Cvdl A stedfast woman is a crowne vnto hir hu?bonde: but she that behaueth herself vnhonestly, is a corrupcion in his bones.
(A steadfast woman is a crown unto her hu?bonde: but she that behaveth herself unhonestly, is a corruption in his bones.)

Wycl A diligent womman is a coroun to hir hosebond; and rot is in the boonys of that womman, that doith thingis worthi of confusioun.
(A diligent woman is a crown to her husband; and rot is in the bones of that woman, that doeth/does things worthy of confusion.)

Luth Ein fleißig Weib ist eine Krone ihres Mannes; aber eine Unfleißige ist ein Eiter in seinem Gebeine.
(A diligent/hardworking woman is a/one crown(n) theirs/hers man’s; but a/one Unfleißige is a Eiter in his bones.)

ClVg Mulier diligens corona est viro suo; et putredo in ossibus ejus, quæ confusione res dignas gerit.[fn]
(Woman loving corona it_is to_the_man his_own; and rotting in/into/on bones his/her, which confusion thing worthys wears.)

UHB אֵֽשֶׁת־חַ֭יִל עֲטֶ֣רֶת בַּעְלָ֑⁠הּ וּ⁠כְ⁠רָקָ֖ב בְּ⁠עַצְמוֹתָ֣י⁠ו מְבִישָֽׁה׃ ‡

BrLXX Γυνὴ ἀνδρεία στέφανος τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς· ὥσπερ δὲ ἐν ξύλῳ σκώληξ, οὕτως ἄνδρα ἀπόλλυσι γυνὴ κακοποιός.

BrTr A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband; but as a worm in wood, so a bad woman destroys her husband.