An [a](A)excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who shames him is like (B)rottenness in his bones.
The thoughts of the righteous are just,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
The (C)words of the wicked wait in ambush for blood,
But the (D)mouth of the upright will rescue them.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:4 Or virtuous

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