complete verse (Proverbs 12:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 12:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “A gentle woman brings honor to her husband,
    but an evil/immoral one brings shame to her husband.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “A good wife is her husband’s crown,
    but a woman
    who makes her husband ashamed
    is like rotting bones.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “A good wife is pride and delight of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is like a disease that nibbles/gnaws the bones of her husband.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The intelligent/skillful woman whose behavior is good, she can-be-compared to a crown which is the cause-of- her spouse -being-praised, but the woman who shames her spouse, she can-be-compared to a sickness of the bones that uses-up strength.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “A good wife is one who causes her husband to be greatly honored,
    but a wife who does things that cause her husband to be ashamed will destroy him like cancer destroys his bones.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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