Proverbs 12:4
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. | A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones. | A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a wife of | אֵֽשֶׁת־ | 'e-shet- | H0802H | womanאִשָּׁה (ish.shah) : woman 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun) |
| ability | חַ֭יִל | CHA-yil | H2428I | Helechחֵילֵךְ (che.lek) § Helech = "your army" a place near Arvad and Gammad |
| [is] [the] crown of | עֲטֶ֣רֶת | 'a-TE-ret | H5850 | crownעֲטָרָה (a.ta.rah) crown, wreath |
| husband her | בַּעְלָ֑הּ | ba'-LAH | H1167H | masterבַּעַל (ba.al) : master/leader 1) owner, husband, lord 1a) owner 1b) a husband 1c) citizens, inhabitants 1d) rulers, lords 1e) (noun of relationship used to characterise-ie, master of dreams) |
| and [is] like rottenness | וּכְרָקָ֖ב | u-khe-ra-KAV | H7538 | rottennessרָקָב (ra.qav) rottenness, decay (always fig) |
| in bones his | בְּעַצְמוֹתָ֣יו | be-'atz-mo-TAV | H6106G | boneעֶ֫צֶם (e.tsem) : bone/limb 1) bone, essence, substance 1a) bone 1a1) body, limbs, members, external body 1b) bone (of animal) 1c) substance, self |
| a [woman who] acts shamefully | מְבִישָֽׁה׃ | me-vi-SHAH | H0954 | be ashamedבּוֹשׁ (bush) 1) to put to shame, be ashamed, be disconcerted, be disappointed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to feel shame 1a2) to be ashamed, disconcerted, disappointed (by reason of) 1b) (Piel) to delay (in shame) 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to put to shame 1c2) to act shamefully 1c3) to be ashamed 1d) (Hithpolel) to be ashamed before one another |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.