Revised Literal Translation
Proverbs 11:16
16A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
Proverbs 11:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
- New International Version (NIV)A kindhearted woman gains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A gracious woman gets honor, and violent men get riches.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A gracious woman retains honor, But ruthless men retain riches.
Context of Proverbs 11:16
14Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. 15He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure. A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches. 17The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh. 18The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
Read all of Proverbs 11Proverbs 11:16 word by word
אֵֽשֶׁת־חֵ֭ן תִּתְמֹ֣ךְ כָּב֑וֹד וְ֝עָרִיצִ֗ים יִתְמְכוּ־עֹֽשֶׁר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 11:16
- Proverbs 31:30Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth Yhwh, she shall be praised.
- 1 Samuel 25:32And David said to Abigail, Blessed be Yhwh God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:
- 2 Samuel 20:16Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.
- Esther 9:25But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
- Matthew 26:13Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
- Luke 8:3And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
- Luke 10:42But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
- Luke 21:2And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
- Acts 9:39Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.
- Acts 16:14And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
- Romans 16:2That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.
- 2 John 1:1The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
- Luke 11:21When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
Commentaries on Proverbs 11:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16A gracious woman retaineth honor - Instead of this clause, the Septuagint have, , "A gracious woman raiseth up honor to the man;" , "But she that hateth righteous things is a throne of dishonor." A good wife is an honor to her husband; and a bad wife is her husband's reproach: if this be so, how careful should a man be whom he marries!Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Or, “The gracious woman wins and keeps honor, as (the conjunction may be so rendered) strong men win riches.”Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16Verse 16 A pious and discreet woman will keep esteem and respect, as strong men keep possession of wealth.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16Respect is a lasting reward for being kind, while wealth is a temporary prize for being ruthless (see also Proverbs 10:2; 11:18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. retaineth--or literally, "lay hold of as a support." Honor is to a feeble woman thus as valuable as riches to men.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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