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Proverbs 12:4
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4 A wife of noble character(A) is her husband’s crown,
    but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.(B)

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Proverbs 12:4
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4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

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Proverbs 12:4
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4 (A)An[a] excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who causes shame is (B)like rottenness in his bones.

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  1. Proverbs 12:4 Lit. A wife of valor
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Proverbs 31:10
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Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character

10 [a]A wife of noble character(A) who can find?(B)
    She is worth far more than rubies.

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  1. Proverbs 31:10 Verses 10-31 are an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
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Proverbs 31:10
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10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

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Proverbs 31:10
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The Virtuous Wife

10 (A)Who[a] can find a [b]virtuous wife?
For her worth is far above rubies.

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  1. Proverbs 31:10 Vv. 10–31 are an alphabetic acrostic in Hebrew; cf. Ps. 119
  2. Proverbs 31:10 Lit. a wife of valor, in the sense of all forms of excellence
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Proverbs 31:12
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12 She brings him good, not harm,
    all the days of her life.

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Proverbs 31:12
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12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

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Proverbs 31:12
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12 She does him good and not evil
All the days of her life.

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