Proverbs 12:4

An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.

Surrounding context

12:3 A man is not established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous cannot be moved.

12:4 An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.

12:5 The thoughts of the righteous are right, But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

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