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| ESV |
An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
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| NIV |
A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
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| NLT |
A worthy wife is a crown for her husband, but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones.
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| LXX |
γυνὴ ἀνδρεία στέφανος τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό greek Meaning: * The The definite article. Forms Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) ὥσπερ δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. ξύλῳ σκώληξ οὕτως ἄνδρα ἀπόλλυσιν γυνὴ κακοποιός |
| KJV |
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
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Proverbs 12:3 ← Proverbs 12:4 → Proverbs 12:5
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