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Proverbs 12:4

MarriageShame

2 A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

5 The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

6 The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

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BSB
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
KJV
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
WEB
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.
ASV
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
DARBY
A woman of worth is a crown to her husband; but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
BLB
A woman of virtue [is] a crown to her husband, and the one causing shame [is] like rottenness in his bones.
ÅB
En god hustru er sin manns krone, men en dårlig er som råttenhet i hans ben.
OTB
En dyktig kone er sin manns krone, men en kone som bringer skam, er som råte i hans ben.
B1930
En god hustru er sin manns krone, men en dårlig er som råttenhet i hans ben.

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