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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 advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand. (1 Sam. 25:33)
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1 Cor. 11:7• 7For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man. (1 Cor. 11:7)

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Ministry on This Verse

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virtuous.
Prov. 14:1• 1Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish 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 riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord. (Prov. 19:13‑14)
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Prov. 31:10‑25• 10Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
 11The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
 12She will do 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.
 15She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
 16She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
 17She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
 18She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
 19She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
 20She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, 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 coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
 23Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
 24She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
 25Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. (Prov. 31:10‑25)
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1 Cor. 11:7,11• 7For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
 11Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, 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 brawling woman in a wide house.
 19It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. (Prov. 21:9,19)
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Prov. 27:15‑16• 15A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
 16Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself. (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• 16When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops. (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.