Cross references
Proverbs 12:4
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown,
but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
Proverbs 12:4 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 9 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 31:10–25 (16 votes) and Proverbs 14:1 (12 votes). 12 other verses point back to it. It links with 8 other books, from Genesis 2 to 2 Peter 1.
Which verses does Proverbs 12:4 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Proverbs 31:10–2516 votes
A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value. …
- Proverbs 14:112 votes
Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
- Proverbs 14:3012 votes
A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
- Proverbs 19:13–1410 votes
A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping. Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
- Proverbs 21:99 votes
Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
- Proverbs 21:199 votes
Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
- 1 Corinthians 11:118 votes
In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
- Proverbs 27:15–167 votes
A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike— restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.
- 1 Corinthians 11:76 votes
A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
- Habakkuk 3:161 vote
I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.
Which verses point to Proverbs 12:4?
The 10 strongest of 12.