4A 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 wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־H802Noun - feminine singular constructof noble characterחַ֭יִלH2428Noun - masculine singularis her husband’sבַּעְלָ֑הּH1167Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularcrownעֲטֶ֣רֶתH5850Noun - feminine singular constructbut she who causes shameמְבִישָֽׁה׃H954Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singularis like decayוּכְרָקָ֖בH7538Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singularin his bonesבְּעַצְמוֹתָ֣יוH6106Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular