Proverbs 12:4

Compared across 30 translations

English
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.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
A hearty wife invigorates her husband, but a frigid woman is cancer in the bones.
An [c]excellent wife is the crown of her husband,But she who shames him is like rottenness in his bones.
An excellent woman is her husband’s crown. But a wife who brings shame is like sickness in his bones.
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
A worthy wife is a crown for her husband, but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones.
Arabic
الْمَرْأَةُ الْفَاضِلَةُ تَاجٌ لِزَوْجِهَا، أَمَّا جَالِبَةُ الْخِزْيِ فَكَنَخْرٍ فِي عِظَامِهِ.
Danish
En dygtig kone er sin mands glæde og stolthed, en dårlig kone tager livsmodet fra ham.
German
Eine tüchtige Frau verhilft ihrem Mann zu Ansehen und Ehre[a]; aber eine Schlampe nagt an ihm wie eine schleichende Krankheit.
Spanish
La mujer ejemplar[a] es corona de su esposo; la desvergonzada es carcoma en los huesos.
La mujer ejemplar[a] es corona de su esposo; la desvergonzada es carcoma en los huesos.
French
Une femme de valeur est comme une couronne pour son mari,mais celle qui lui fait honte est comme une maladie qui ronge les os.
Hiligaynon
Ang maayo nga asawa bugal kag kalipay sang iya bana, pero ang makahuluya nga asawa pareho sa balatian nga nagaut-ot sa mga tul-an sang iya bana.
Japanese
良い妻は夫の誇り。悪い妻は夫に肩身のせまい思いをさせ、事ごとに足を引っ張ります。
Korean
어진 아내는 남편의 자랑과 기쁨이지만 자기 남편을 부끄럽게 하는 아내는 그 남편의 뼈를 썩게 하는 염증과 같은 존재이다.
nl
Een goede vrouw is een sieraad voor haar man, maar een vrouw die zich onverstandig gedraagt, maakt het leven van haar man kapot.
Portuguese
A mulher exemplar é a coroa do seu marido,mas a de comportamento vergonhoso é como câncer em seus ossos.
Uma mulher virtuosa é motivo de alegria para o seu marido,mas a que procede vergonhosamente tira-lhe a força.
Romanian
O soţie virtuoasă este coroana soţului ei, dar cea care-i aduce ruşine este ca putrezirea în oasele lui.
Russian
Хорошая жена – мужу венец, а срамящая мужа – что гниль в кости.
Хорошая жена – мужу венец, а срамящая мужа – что гниль в кости.
Хорошая жена – мужу венец, а срамящая мужа – что гниль в кости.
Хорошая жена – мужу венец,а срамящая мужа – что гниль в кости.
Swedish
En god hustru är sin mans krona men en skamlös som röta i hans ben.
Thai
ภรรยาที่ดีเป็นมงกุฎของสามีส่วนภรรยาที่ทำให้ขายหน้าเป็นความผุกร่อนในกระดูกของเขา
zh-Hans
贤德的妻子是丈夫的冠冕, 无耻的妻子如丈夫的骨瘤。
才 德 的 妇 人 是 丈 夫 的 冠 冕 ; 贻 羞 的 妇 人 如 同 朽 烂 在 他 丈 夫 的 骨 中 。
zh-Hant
賢德的妻子是丈夫的冠冕, 無恥的妻子如丈夫的骨瘤。