Proverbs 12:3-5
International Standard Version
3 A person doesn’t gain security by wickedness,
but the righteous won’t be uprooted.
4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband,
but a wife[a] who puts him to shame is like bone cancer.[b]
5 The plans of the righteous are just,
but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:4 Lit. but she
- Proverbs 12:4 Lit. decay
Proverbs 12:3-5
New International Version
3 No one can be established through wickedness,
but the righteous cannot be uprooted.(A)
4 A wife of noble character(B) is her husband’s crown,
but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.(C)
5 The plans of the righteous are just,
but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
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