Proverbs 11:16
A gracious woman retaineth honour: and violent men retain riches.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
In Context
15He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: but he that hateth suretiship is sure.
17The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:40And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David hath sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.
Esther 9:25but when the matter 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 that he and his sons should he hanged on the gallows.
Amos 3:9Publish ye 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 what great tumults are therein, and what oppressions in the midst thereof.
Matthew 26:13Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
Luke 10:42but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
Luke 21:2And he saw a certain poor widow casting in thither 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 →