A (A)good man will obtain favor from the Lord,
But He will condemn a man [a]who devises evil.
A man will (B)not be established by wickedness,
But the root of the (C)righteous will not be moved.
An [b](D)excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who shames him is like (E)rottenness in his bones.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:2 Lit of evil devices
  2. Proverbs 12:4 Or virtuous