Proverbs 12:4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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

Cross References

Proverbs 14:30

A tranquil heart is life to the body, but jealousy is rottenness to the bones.

Proverbs 14:1

Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

1 Corinthians 11:11

In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, and man is not independent of woman.

1 Corinthians 11:7

A man should not cover his head, because he is the image  and glory of God.  So too, woman is the glory of man.

Proverbs 21:19

Better to live in a wilderness than with a nagging and hot-tempered wife.

Proverbs 21:9

Better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.

Habakkuk 3:16

I heard, and I trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Rottenness entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Now I must quietly wait for the day of distress to come against the people invading us.

Ruth 3:11

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

Proverbs 12:5

The thoughts of the righteous are just, but guidance from the wicked is deceitful.

Proverbs 18:22

A man who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favour from the  Lord.

Proverbs 11:22

A beautiful woman who rejects good sense is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.

Proverbs 30:23

an unloved woman when she marries, and a servant girl when she ousts her queen.

Proverbs 31:29

‘Many women  have done noble deeds, but you surpass them all! ’