Proverbs 12:4
Proverbs 12:4 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 12:4 The Message (MSG)
A hearty wife invigorates her husband, but a frigid woman is cancer in the bones.
Proverbs 12:4 King James Version (KJV)
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 12:4 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who shames him is like rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 12:4 New Century Version (NCV)
A good wife is like a crown for her husband, but a disgraceful wife is like a disease in his bones.
Proverbs 12:4 American Standard Version (ASV)
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 12:4 New International Version (NIV)
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
Proverbs 12:4 New King James Version (NKJV)
An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 12:4 Amplified Bible (AMP)
A virtuous and excellent wife [worthy of honor] is the crown of her husband, But she who shames him [with her foolishness] is like rottenness in his bones. [Prov 31:23; 1 Cor 11:7]