Proverbs 12:4

The Scriptures 1998

A capable wife is the crown of her husband, But one causing shame is like rottenness in his bones.

Cross References

Proverbs 14:30

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

Proverbs 14:1

Every wise woman has built her house, But the foolish breaks it down with her hands.

1 Corinthians 11:11

However, man is not independent of woman, nor woman independent of man, in the Master.

1 Corinthians 11:7

For a man indeed should not cover his head, since he is the likeness and esteem of Elohim, but woman is the esteem of man.

Proverbs 21:19

It is better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and vexed woman.

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to dwell in a corner of a roof, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

Habakkuk 3:16

I heard, and my body trembled, My lips quivered at the sound, Rottenness came into my bones. And I trembled within myself, That I might rest for the day of distress, To come upon the people who would attack us.

Ruth 3:11

“And now, my daughter, do not fear. All that you say I do for you, for all the people of my town know that you are a capable woman.

Proverbs 12:5

The thoughts of the righteous are right-ruling, The counsels of the wrong are deceit.

Proverbs 18:22

He who has found a wife has found good, And receives favour from יהוה.

Proverbs 11:22

Like a ring of gold in a pig’s snout, Is a lovely woman who lacks good sense.

Proverbs 30:23

Under a hated woman who marries, And a female servant who supplants her mistress.

Proverbs 31:29

“Many daughters have done nobly, But you have risen over them all.”