An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 31:29 - English Standard Version 2016 “Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.” 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 Many daughters have done virtuously, But thou excellest them all. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Many daughters have done virtuously, nobly, and well [with the strength of character that is steadfast in goodness], but you excel them all. American Standard Version (1901) Many daughters have done worthily, But thou excellest them all. Common English Bible “Many women act competently, but you surpass them all!” Catholic Public Domain Version Many daughters have gathered together riches; you have surpassed them all. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Many daughters have gathered together riches: thou hast surpassed them all. |
An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.
And now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you all that you ask, for all my fellow townsmen know that you are a worthy woman.