A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.

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A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.

In the original Hebrew

אֵֽשֶׁת־חַ֭יִל עֲטֶ֣רֶת בַּעְלָ֑הּ

Proverbs 12:4

686 BC

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Women Men and women Patriarchy

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Religious literature

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686 BC Old Testament Era

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Proverbs 12:4).

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A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband. — Proverbs 12:4

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