A man will (A)not be established by wickedness,
But the root of the (B)righteous will not be moved.
An [a](C)excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who shames him is like (D)rottenness in his bones.
The thoughts of the righteous are just,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:4 Or virtuous

No one can be established through wickedness,
    but the righteous cannot be uprooted.(A)

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

The plans of the righteous are just,
    but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

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