Proverbs 11:16
“A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retaine riches.”
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Proverbs 11:16 Context
14Where no counsell is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellers there is safetie. 15Hee that is suretie for a stranger, shall smart for it: and hee that hateth suretiship, is sure. 16A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retaine riches. 17The mercifull man doeth good to his owne soule: but he that is cruell, troubleth his owne flesh. 18The wicked worketh a deceitfull worke: but to him that soweth righteousnesse, shall be a sure reward.
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A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong [men] retain riches.
- King James Version
A gracious woman attains honor, And ruthless men attain riches.
- New American Standard Version (1995)