Proverbs 11:16
People honor/respect women who are kind/gracious; ruthless/violent people may get a lot of money, but that is all that they will get.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
In Context
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:40His servants went to Carmel and said to Abigail, “David sent us to take you to become his wife.”
Esther 9:25They would remember that when Esther told the king about Haman’s plan, the king arranged that the evil plan that Haman had made to kill the Jews would fail, and that he would be killed instead of the Jews, and that Haman and that his sons were hanged.
Amos 3:9I said this to the leaders of Samaria (OR, Yahweh said this to me): Send this message to the leaders [MET] in Ashdod city and to Egypt: “Come to the hills of Samaria and see the way that their ◄leaders/wealthy people► are causing people in that city to be terrified, and the way that they are causing the people to suffer!”
Matthew 26:13I will tell you this: Wherever this good message about me is preached {people preach this good message about me} throughout the world, those who preach it will tell what this woman has done, and as a result people will always remember her.”
Luke 10:42But only one thing is truly necessary, and that is, to listen to what I am teaching. Mary has decided to do that, and that is better than worrying. The blessing that she is receiving from listening to me will not be taken away from her {No one will take away from her the blessing that she is receiving from listening to me}.”
Luke 21:2He also saw a poor widow putting in two small copper coins.
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 →