Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
Proverbs 12:4 - Tree of Life Version A virtuous wife is her husband’s crown, but a dishonoring one is like rottenness in his bones. 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. |
Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
A wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones.
It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome, worrisome wife.
It is better to live on a corner of a roof than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
an unloved woman when she is married, and a handmaid when she displaces her mistress.
I heard, and my belly trembled. My lips quivered at the sound. Decay comes into my bones. I tremble where I stand, since I must wait quietly for a day of distress to come up against the people who will invade us.
In any case—in the Lord—woman is not independent of man and man is not independent of woman.
For surely a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God. But the woman is the glory of man.
Now my daughter, do not be afraid! Everything you propose, I will do for you, for everyone in town knows that you are a woman of valor.