Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageA woman of noble character is her husband's crown, but a shameful wife is decay in his bones.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GA woman of valour is her husband's crown, but a shameful wife is like rot in his bones.
KJV
King James VersionA virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleA wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
Footnotes
*Eshet chayil* — the very phrase that opens the great poem of Proverbs 31:10 — denotes not merely virtue but strength, capability, and moral courage: a woman of force and valour. *'Ateret* (crown) places the wife in a position of honour-conferring royalty; her character literally crowns her husband's public standing. FOG preserves the martial resonance of *chayil* ('valour'); FOG Message opts for 'noble character,' drawing out the social dignity of the term for a contemporary audience.