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Amsal 11:16
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Perempuan yang baik hati beroleh hormat; sedangkan seorang penindas beroleh kekayaan.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
gracious: Proverbs 31:30, Proverbs 31:31, 1 Samuel 25:32, 1 Samuel 25:33, 2 Samuel 20:16-22, Esther 9:25, Matthew 26:13, Luke 8:3, Luke 10:42, Luke 21:2-4, Acts 9:39, Acts 16:14, Acts 16:15, Romans 16:2-4, Romans 16:6, 2 John 1:1
and: Luke 11:21, Luke 11:22
Reciprocal: Proverbs 4:23 - with all diligence
Cross-References
Unto Sem also the father of all the children of Heber, and elder brother of Iapheth, there were chyldren borne.
Unto Heber also were borne two sonnes: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his dayes was the earth deuided, and his brothers name was Iactan.
The shippes also shall come out of the coast of Chittim, and subdue Assur, and subdue Eber, and he hym selfe shall perishe at the last.
And vnto Eber were borne two sonnes: the name of the one was Peleg, because that in his dayes the land was deuided, and his brothers name was Ioktan.
Which was ye sonne of Saruch, which was the sonne of Ragau, whiche was the sonne of Phaleg, which was ye sonne of Heber, which was the sonne of Sala:
Gill's Notes on the Bible
A gracious woman retaineth honour,.... Or "a woman of grace" s one that has the grace of God in her heart, and is of a virtuous conversation, and by both amiable and lovely to others; as she receives honour or glory from them, which she deserves, so she retains the same. The Targum is,
"a gracious woman divides glory;''
that is, between herself and her husband; to which the Arabic version agrees, which renders it,
"a gracious woman raises up glory to her husband.''
Jarchi interprets it of the congregation of Israel; his note is,
"the congregation of Israel continually draws nigh to the glory of God and his law;''
and it may be applied to the true church of Christ, which seeks the glory of Christ, and retains the glory of Gospel doctrines, of Gospel ordinances, of Gospel discipline, and of Gospel conversation, when the harlot, the apostate church, has lost all honour of these things;
and strong [men] retain riches: some render it, "as strong men retain riches" t; as they, when they have got them into their possession, keep them, it being in the power of their hands so to do, against all that would take them from them; so a gracious woman is as tenacious of her honour for chastity, modesty, wisdom, and conduct: or by those "strong men", or "terrible [and] violent" ones, as the word u signifies, may be meant the beast of Rome and his followers, cruel persecutors; whose principal care it is to amass the riches and wealth of others, which, when they have got, they hold fast.
s אשת חן "mulier gratiae", Montanus, Baynus, Gejerus, Michaelis; "quae gratia praedita est", Tigurine version; "uxor gratia pollens", Schultens. t ו "ut", Junius Tremellius, Piscator, Schultens. u עריצים "violenti", Piscator, Schultens "formidabiles", Gejerus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Or, “The gracious woman wins and keeps honor, as (the conjunction may be so rendered) strong men win riches.”
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 11:16. A gracious woman retaineth honor — Instead of this clause, the Septuagint have, Γυνη ευχαριστος εγειρει ανδρι δοζαν, "A gracious woman raiseth up honor to the man;" Θρονος δε ατιμιας γυνη μισουσα δικαια, "But she that hateth righteous things is a throne of dishonour." A good wife is an honour to her husband; and a bad wife is her husband's reproach: if this be so, how careful should a man be whom he marries!
