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 lie in wait for blood,
But the (D)mouth of the upright will deliver them.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:4 Or virtuous