Proverbs 12:4-6

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁴ A capable wife^[a] is her husband’s crown,^(A)
but a wife who causes shame
is like rottenness in his bones.^(B)

⁵ The thoughts of the righteous are just,
but guidance from the wicked leads to deceit.

⁶ The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush,^(C)
but the speech of the upright rescues them.^(D)