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A mature capable woman in plain fully covering linen stands upright in a modest household doorway, calm dignified frontal portrait; no crown or jewelry.
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Proverbs 12:4

Honor and Inward Decay

Firm Roots, Faithful Words, and the Living Path · Proverbs 12

Story guide: The dignified wife pictures honor; the hollow beam compares shame to inward decay.

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4A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but one who brings shame is like rot in his bones.

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