4A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
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A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. …
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4)Note, 1. He that is blessed with a good wife is as happy as if he were upon the throne, for she is no less than a crown to him. A virtuous woman , that is pious and prudent, ingenious and industrious, that is active for the good of her family and looks well to the ways of her household, that makes conscience of her duty in every relation, a woman of spirit, that can bear crosses without disturbanc…
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