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Proverbs 12

Prov. 12:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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A virtuous
chayil (Hebrew #2428)
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
KJV usage: able, activity, (+) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, (+)valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
Pronounce: khah'-yil
Origin: from 2342
e woman
'ishshah (Hebrew #802)
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman (used in the same wide sense as 582)
KJV usage: (adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none, one, + together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
Pronounce: ish-shaw'
Origin: feminine of 376 or 582
is a crown
`atarah (Hebrew #5850)
a crown
KJV usage: crown.
Pronounce: at-aw-raw'
Origin: from 5849
to her husband
ba`al (Hebrew #1167)
a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
KJV usage: + archer, + babbler, + bird, captain, chief man, + confederate, + have to do, + dreamer, those to whom it is due, + furious, those that are given to it, great, + hairy, he that hath it, have, + horseman, husband, lord, man, + married, master, person, + sworn, they of.
Pronounce: bah'-al
Origin: from 1166
: but she that maketh ashamed
buwsh (Hebrew #954)
properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
KJV usage: (be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-)shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.
Pronounce: boosh
Origin: a primitive root
is as rottenness
raqab (Hebrew #7538)
decay (by caries)
KJV usage: rottenness (thing).
Pronounce: raw-kawb'
Origin: from 7537
in his bones
`etsem (Hebrew #6106)
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame
KJV usage: body, bone, X life, (self-)same, strength, X very.
Pronounce: eh'tsem
Origin: from 6105
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1 Sam. 25:33• 33And blessed be thy discernment, and blessed be thou, who hast kept me this day from coming with bloodshed, and from avenging myself with mine own hand. (1 Sam. 25:33)
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1 Cor. 11:7• 7For man indeed ought not to have his head covered, being God's image and glory; but woman is man's glory. (1 Cor. 11:7)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Prov. 14:1• 1The wisdom of women buildeth their house; but folly plucketh it down with her hands. (Prov. 14:1)
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Prov. 19:13‑14• 13A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
 14House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers; but a prudent wife is from Jehovah. (Prov. 19:13‑14)
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Prov. 31:10‑25• 10Who can find a woman of worth? for her price is far above rubies.
 11The heart of her husband confideth in her, and he shall have no lack of spoil.
 12She doeth him good, and not evil, all the days of her life.
 13She seeketh wool and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
 14She is like the merchants' ships: she bringeth her food from afar;
 15And she riseth while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and the day's work to her maidens.
 16She considereth a field, and acquireth it; of the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
 17She girdeth her loins with strength, and maketh strong her arms.
 18She perceiveth that her earning is good; her lamp goeth not out by night.
 19She putteth her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.
 20She stretcheth out her hand to the afflicted, and she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
 21She is not afraid of the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
 22She maketh herself coverlets; her clothing is byssus and purple.
 23Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
 24She maketh body linen and selleth it, and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
 25Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laugheth at the coming day. (Prov. 31:10‑25)
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1 Cor. 11:7,11• 7For man indeed ought not to have his head covered, being God's image and glory; but woman is man's glory.
 11However, neither is woman without man, nor man without woman, in the Lord. (1 Cor. 11:7,11)
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Prov. 21:9,19• 9It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.
 19It is better to dwell in a desert land. than with a contentious and irritable woman. (Prov. 21:9,19)
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Prov. 27:15‑16• 15A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:
 16whosoever will restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil. (Prov. 27:15‑16)
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Prov. 14:30• 30A sound heart is the life of the flesh; but envy the rottenness of the bones. (Prov. 14:30)
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Hab. 3:16• 16I heard, and my belly trembled; My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in my place, That I might rest in the day of distress, When their invader shall come up against the people. (Hab. 3:16)
• The virtuous woman is one in whom all noble qualities shine, as set forth fully in the last chapter. (“Proverbs Twelve” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A woman of worth is a crown to her husband; but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.