4 A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 12:4
Discipline, Truthful Speech, Diligence, and the Stable Root of the Righteous
The chapter moves through moral contrasts around discipline, stability, household life, prudence, work, speech, counsel, truth, peace, diligence, anxiety, friendship, and the life-giving path of righteousness.
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Verse 4
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A wife אֵֽשֶׁת־ H802 Noun - feminine singular construct of noble character חַ֭יִל H2428 Noun - masculine singular is her husband’s בַּעְלָ֑הּ H1167 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular crown עֲטֶ֣רֶת H5850 Noun - feminine singular construct but she who causes shame מְבִישָֽׁה׃ H954 Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular is like decay וּכְרָקָ֖ב H7538 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular in his bones בְּעַצְמוֹתָ֣יו H6106 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular