“When you are going to take a wife, do not only look for a companion in life but also for a companion in virtue. It is inevitable that the husband of a depraved wife perishes in the same way. Therefore look for virtue and not for money. And a well-behaved wife will become a crown of glory because she is strong; [wherea…”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — COMMENTARY ON THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON, FRAGMENT 12:4
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5The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
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3A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
4A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
— Proverbs 12:5 —
6The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
7The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.