Proverbs 11:16 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

A gracious woman gets honor, but she who hates virtue is covered with shame. The timid become destitute, but the aggressive gain riches.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

A gracious woman retaineth honour: And strong men retain riches.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

A gracious and good woman wins honor [for her husband], and violent men win riches but a woman who hates righteousness is a throne of dishonor for him.

American Standard Version (1901)

A gracious woman obtaineth honor; And violent men obtain riches.

Common English Bible

A gracious woman gains honor; violent men gain only wealth.

Catholic Public Domain Version

A gracious woman shall discover glory. And the robust will have wealth.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

A gracious woman shall find glory: and the strong shall have riches.

Proverbs 11:16 Cross References