Proverbs 11:16
A gracious woman retaineth honour; and the violent retain riches.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
In Context
15It goeth ill with him that is surety for another; but he that hateth suretyship is secure.
17The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; but the cruel troubleth his own flesh.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:40And the servants of David came to Abigail to Carmel, and spoke to her, saying, David has sent us to thee, to take thee as his wife.
Esther 9:25and when [Esther] came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head; and they hanged him and his sons on the gallows.
Amos 3:9Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great uproar in the midst thereof, and the oppressions that are within her:
Matthew 26:13Verily I say to you, Wheresoever these glad tidings may be preached in the whole world, that also which this [woman] has done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
Luke 10:42but there is need of one, and Mary has chosen the good part, the which shall not be taken from her.
Luke 21:2but he saw also a certain poor widow casting therein two mites.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:16
The Rewards of Righteousness. 15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure. Here we are taught, 1. In general, that we may not use our estates as we will (he that gave them to us has reserved to himself a power to direct us how we shall use them, for they are not our own; we are but stewards), and further that God in his law consults our interests and teaches us that charity which begins at home, as well as that which must not end there. There is a good husbandry… Read the whole commentary →