She will place a garland of favor on your head;
she will give you a crown of beauty.”(A)

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She will give you a garland to grace your head
    and present you with a glorious crown.(A)

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

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Footnotes

  1. 12:4 Or A wife of quality, or A wife of good character

A wife of noble character(A) is her husband’s crown,
    but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.(B)

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Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly,
and the pride of children is their fathers.

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Children’s children(A) are a crown to the aged,
    and parents are the pride of their children.

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