Berean Standard Bible
“A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.”
Proverbs 12 contrasts the righteous and the wicked across many areas of life. This verse speaks of marriage using a pair of vivid images.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
World English Bible (WEB)
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.
King James Version (KJV)
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
American Standard Version (ASV)
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
La mujer virtuosa corona es de su marido: mas la mala, como carcoma en sus huesos.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
La mujer ejemplar es gozo y corona de su marido, pero la que es mala lo destruye.
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