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Proverbs 11:16 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 11 · verse 16
A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.Proverbs 11:16 · King James Version
Proverbs 11:16 in context
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.
16A 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- retainethtâmakto sustainH8551 →
- graciouschêngraciousnessH2580 →
- honourkâbôwdproperly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessH3519 →
- strongʻârîytsfearfulH6184 →
- womanʼishshâha womanH802 →
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Here, 1. It is allowed that strong men retain riches, that those who bustle in the world, who are men of spirit and interest, and are able to make their part good against all who stand in their way, are likely to keep what they have and to get more, while those who are weak are preyed upon by all about them. 2.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary