Proverbs 12:4
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones is one causing shame.This verse in the real world
In what words
- רָקָבrâqâbdecay (by caries)
- עֲטָרָהʻăṭârâha crown
- בַּעַלbaʻala master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modif
- בּוּשׁbûwshproperly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappoi
- חַיִלchayilprobably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor
- אִשָּׁהʼishshâha woman
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 31:10–25, Pro 14:30, Pro 14:1, Pro 19:13–14, Pro 21:9, Pro 21:19, 1Co 11:11, Pro 27:15–16