Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

Bible References

Virtuous

Proverbs 14:1
Every wise woman builds her house,
but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is his father’s ruin,
and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.
Proverbs 31:10
Who can find a capable wife?
She is far more precious than jewels.
1 Corinthians 11:7
A man, in fact, should not cover his head, because he is God’s image and glory, but woman is man’s glory.

She

Proverbs 21:9
Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.
Proverbs 27:15
An endless dripping on a rainy day
and a nagging wife are alike.

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