A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
WEB
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
YLT
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones is one causing shame.
DBT
A woman of worth is a crown to her husband; but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.