Proverbs 12:2-4

New King James Version

²A good man obtains favor from the Lord,
But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn.

³A man is not established by wickedness,
But the ^(A)root of the righteous cannot be moved.

⁴^(B)An^[a] excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who causes shame is ^(C)like rottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 12:2-4

New International Version

²Good people obtain favor from the Lord,^(A)
but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.^(B)

³No one can be established through wickedness,
but the righteous cannot be uprooted.^(C)

⁴A wife of noble character^(D) is her husband’s crown,
but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.^(E)

New King James Version (NKJV)

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