Proverbs 12:4

New King James Version

An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:22

As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, So is a lovely woman who lacks discretion.

Proverbs 12:5

The thoughts of the righteous are right, But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

Proverbs 14:1

The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.

Proverbs 14:30

A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones.

Proverbs 18:22

He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord.

Proverbs 21:19

Better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and angry woman.

Proverbs 21:9

Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

Proverbs 30:23

A hateful woman when she is married, And a maidservant who succeeds her mistress.

Proverbs 31:29

“Many daughters have done well, But you excel them all.”

Habakkuk 3:16

When I heard, my body trembled; My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entered my bones; And I trembled in myself, That I might rest in the day of trouble. When he comes up to the people, He will invade them with his troops.

1 Corinthians 11:11

Nevertheless, neither is man independent of woman, nor woman independent of man, in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 11:7

For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man.

Ruth 3:11

And now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you all that you request, for all the people of my town know that you are a virtuous woman.