Proverbs 11:16
A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
KJV
Mulier gratiosa inveniet gloriam, et robusti habebunt divitias.
Vulgate
γυνὴ εὐχάριστος ἐγείρει ἀνδρὶ δόξαν, θρόνος δὲ ἀτιμίας γυνὴ μισοῦσα δίκαια. πλούτου ὀκνηροὶ ἐνδεεῖς γίνονται, οἱ δὲ ἀνδρεῖοι ἐρείδονται πλούτῳ.
LXX
A gracious woman obtaineth honor; And violent men obtain riches.
ASV
אֵֽשֶׁת חֵ֭ן תִּתְמֹ֣ךְ כָּב֑וֹד וְ֝/עָרִיצִ֗ים יִתְמְכוּ עֹֽשֶׁר
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
וֹ
v
noun · 780×
וֹ
v
noun · 198×
וֹ
v
noun · 37×
חֵ֖ן
chn
noun · 69×
עָרִיצִ֖ים
'rytsym
adjective · 20×
תוֹמֵ֥ךְ
tvmk
verb · 21×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Acts 16:14 — And 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.
- Luke 10:42 — But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
- Prov 4:23 — Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
- Prov 31:30 — Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.