Proverbs 12:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 12:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 12:4 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 12:4 — KJV
“A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.”
— Proverbs 12:4 (KJV)
Proverbs 12:4 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 12:4
“And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Woman: Heb. Isha Man: Heb. Ish”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 12:4: woman, bones
“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. pleasant: Heb. a desire”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 12:4: woman, husband
“Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. to thy...: or, subject to thy husband”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 12:4: woman, husband
“But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. a man's...: Heb. married to an husband”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 12:4: woman, husband
“If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 12:4: woman, husband
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