Proverbs 11:16

The Message

A woman of gentle grace gets respect, but men of rough violence grab for loot.

Cross References

2 John 1:1

My dear congregation, I, your pastor, love you in very truth. And I’m not alone—everyone who knows the Truth that has taken up permanent residence in us loves you.

Romans 16:6

Hello to Mary. What a worker she has turned out to be!

Amos 3:9

Announce to the forts of Assyria, announce to the forts of Egypt— Tell them, “Gather on the Samaritan mountains, take a good, hard look: what a snake pit of brutality and terror! They can’t—or won’t—do one thing right.” God said so. “They stockpile violence and blight. Therefore”—this is God’s Word—“an enemy will surround the country. He’ll strip you of your power and plunder your forts.”