Proverbs 12:4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
4 A capable wife[a] is her husband’s crown,(A)
but a wife who causes shame
is like rottenness in his bones.(B)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:4 Or A wife of quality, or A wife of good character
Proverbs 12:4
New International Version
Proverbs 31:10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
In Praise of a Capable Wife
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- Proverbs 31:10 Or a wife of quality, or a wife of noble character
- Proverbs 31:10 Vv. 10-31 form an acrostic.
Proverbs 31:10
New International Version
Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:10 Verses 10-31 are an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
Song of Solomon 6:8-9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 There are 60 queens
and 80 concubines(A)
and young women[a] without number.
9 But my dove,(B) my virtuous one, is unique;(C)
she is the favorite of her mother,
perfect to the one who gave her birth.
Women see her and declare her fortunate;(D)
queens and concubines also, and they sing her praises:
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 6:8 Or and virgins; Sg 1:3
Song of Songs 6:8-9
New International Version
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