Proverbs 12:4 - Compare All Versions

Proverbs 12:4 MSG (The Message)

A hearty wife invigorates her husband, but a frigid woman is cancer in the bones.

Proverbs 12:4 KJV (King James Version)

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

Proverbs 12:4 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who shames him is like rottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 12:4 NCV (New Century Version)

A good wife is like a crown for her husband, but a disgraceful wife is like a disease in his bones.

Proverbs 12:4 ASV (American Standard Version)

A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 12:4 NIV (New International Version)

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

Proverbs 12:4 NKJV (New King James Version)

An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 12:4 AMP (Amplified Bible)

A virtuous and excellent wife [worthy of honor] is the crown of her husband, But she who shames him [with her foolishness] is like rottenness in his bones. [Prov 31:23; 1 Cor 11:7]

Proverbs 12:4 NLT (New Living Translation)

A worthy wife is a crown for her husband, but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones.

Proverbs 12:4 TPT (The Passion Translation)

The integrity and strength of a virtuous wife transforms her husband into an honored king. But the wife who disgraces her husband weakens the strength of his identity.

Proverbs 12:4 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.