King James Version
Proverbs 12:4 in the King James Version says “A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.”
Proverbs 12:4 · KJV
A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
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.
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“A virtuous”
H2428probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
“to her husband”
H1167a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
“in his bones”
H6106a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e., (as pron.) selfsame
“but she that maketh ashamed”
H954properly, to pale, i.e., by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
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