Other translations
New Catholic Bible
A silent wife is a gift from the Lord; her disciplined virtue is of surpassing value.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
A silent wife is a gift from the Lord, and nothing is so precious as her self-discipline.
Good News Translation®
A wife who doesn't talk too much is a gift from the Lord. Such restraint is admirable beyond words.
Wycliffe Bible
The cunning (or the knowing) of her is the gift of God. A wise woman and a still (one) is not changing of a learned soul. [The discipline of her is the gift of God. A well-feeling woman and a still is not the changing of the taught soul.]
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
A silent wife is a gift of the Lord, and there is nothing so precious as a disciplined soul.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
A silent wife is a gift from the Lord, and nothing is so precious as her self-discipline.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
A silent wife is a gift from the Lord, and nothing is so precious as her self-discipline.
Common English Bible © 2011
A silent wife is a gift from the Lord, and nothing can be traded for her self-discipline.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
A silent wife is a gift from the Lord; nothing is worth more than her self-discipline.
Revised Standard Version
A silent wife is a gift of the Lord, and there is nothing so precious as a disciplined soul.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
A silent wife is a gift from the Lord, and nothing is so precious as her self-discipline.