Proverbs 12:4

An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who shames him is like rottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 14:30

A tranquil heart is life to the body,
But passion is rottenness to the bones.

I heard and my inward parts trembled,
At the sound my lips quivered.
Decay enters my bones,
And in my place I tremble.
Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress,
For the people to arise who will invade us.

1 Corinthians 11:7

For a man ought not to have his head covered, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.

Proverbs 14:1

The wise woman builds her house,
But the foolish tears it down with her own hands.

Proverbs 19:13-14

A foolish son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to live in a corner of a roof
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

Proverbs 21:19

It is better to live in a desert land
Than with a contentious and vexing woman.

Proverbs 27:15-16

A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious woman are alike;

Proverbs 31:10-25

An excellent wife, who can find?
For her worth is far above jewels.

1 Corinthians 11:11

However, in the Lord, neither is woman independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

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