Proverbs 12:4

New International Reader's Version

An excellent woman is her husband’s crown. But a wife who brings shame is like sickness in his bones.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:22

A beautiful woman who has no sense is like a gold ring in a pig’s nose.

Proverbs 12:5

The plans of godly people are right. But the advice of sinners will lead you the wrong way.

Proverbs 14:1

A wise woman builds her house. But a foolish woman tears hers down with her own hands.

Proverbs 14:30

A peaceful heart gives life to the body. But jealousy rots the bones.

Proverbs 18:22

The one who finds a wife finds what is good. He receives favor from the Lord.

Proverbs 21:19

It is better to live in a desert than to live with a nagging wife who loves to argue.

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to live on a corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.

Proverbs 30:23

The third is a mean woman who gets married. And the fourth is a servant who takes the place of the woman she works for.

Proverbs 31:29

He says, “Many women do excellent things. But you are better than all the others.”

Habakkuk 3:16

I listened and my heart pounded. My lips trembled at the sound. My bones seemed to rot. And my legs shook. But I will be patient. I’ll wait for the day of trouble to come on Babylon. It’s the nation that is attacking us.

1 Corinthians 11:11

But here is how things are for those who belong to the Lord. Woman is not independent of man. And man is not independent of woman.

1 Corinthians 11:7

A man should not cover his head. He is the likeness and glory of God. But woman is the glory of man.

Ruth 3:11

Dear woman, don’t be afraid. I’ll do for you everything you ask. All the people of my town know that you are an excellent woman.