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
The wise woman builds her house,
But the foolish tears it down with her own hands.
Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.
Proverbs 31:10
An excellent wife, who can find?
For her worth is far above jewels.
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.

She

Proverbs 21:9
It is better to live in a corner of a roof
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 27:15
A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious woman are alike;

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