If a woman is beautiful but foolish, it is the same as a beautiful gold ring in a pig’s nose.
Proverbs 12:4 - Easy To Read Version A husband is happy and proud with a good wife. But if a woman makes her husband ashamed, then she is like a sickness in his body. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A virtuous and worthy wife [earnest and strong in character] is a crowning joy to her husband, but she who makes him ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. [Prov. 31:23; I Cor. 11:7.] American Standard Version (1901) A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. Common English Bible A strong woman is a crown to her husband, but a disgraceful woman is like rot in his bones. Catholic Public Domain Version A diligent woman is a crown to her husband. And she who acts with confusion as to which things are worthy is decay to his bones. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A diligent woman is a crown to her husband: and she that doth things worthy of confusion, is a rottenness in his bones. |
If a woman is beautiful but foolish, it is the same as a beautiful gold ring in a pig’s nose.
Good people are fair and honest in the things they plan to do. But don’t trust the things an evil person tells you.
The wise woman uses her wisdom to make her home what it should be. But the foolish woman destroys her home by the foolish things she does.
If a person has peace in his mind, then his body will be healthy. But jealousy causes sickness in his body.
If you find a wife, then you have found a good thing. She shows that the Lord is happy with you.
It is better to live in the desert than to live with a wife that has a short temper and loves to argue.
It is better to live in a small corner of the attic {\cf2\super [30]} than to share the house with a woman that is always arguing.
a woman who is full of hate but still finds a husband, and a servant girl that becomes ruler over the woman she serves.
My whole body shook\par when I heard the story.\par I whistled out loud!\par I felt weak deep down in my bones.\par I just stood there shaking.\par So I will wait patiently\par for the day of destruction when they come to attack the people.\par
But in the Lord the woman is important to the man, and the man is important to the woman.
But a man should not cover his head. Why? Because he is made like God and is God’s glory. But woman is man’s glory.
Now, young woman, don’t be afraid. I will do the things you ask. All the people in our town know that you are a very good woman.