Proverbs 11:16

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He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.	A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.	The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

A gracious^H2580 woman^H802 retaineth^H8551 honour^H3519: and strong^H6184 men retain^H8551 riches^H6239.

Original Hebrew

אֵשֶׁת־חֵן תִּתְמֹךְ כָּבֹוד וְעָרִיצִים יִתְמְכוּ־עֹשֶׁר׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
אֵֽשֶׁת	'e.shet-	H802	HNcfsc	a woman of
חֵ֭ן	chen	H2580	HNcmsa	grace
תִּתְמֹ֣ךְ	tit.Mokh	H8551	HVqi3fs	she lays hold of
כָּב֑וֹד	ka.Vod	H3519	HNcbsa	honor
וְ֝/עָרִיצִ֗ים	ve./'a.ri.Tzim	H6184	HC/Aampa	and/ ruthless (people)
יִתְמְכוּ	yit.me.khu-	H8551	HVqi3mp	they take hold of
עֹֽשֶׁר	'O.sher	H6239	HNcmsa	wealth

Strong's References

H802 — אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, ish-shaw'): feminine of אִישׁ (ʼîysh) H376 or אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582; irregular plural, נָשִׁים (nâshîym);(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
H2580 — חֵן (chên, khane): from חָנַן (chânan) H2603; graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty); favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-) favoured.
H3519 — כָּבוֹד (kâbôwd, kaw-bode'): rarely כָּבֹד (kâbôd); from כָּבַד (kâbad) H3513; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness; glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).
H6184 — עָרִיץ (ʻârîyts, aw-reets'): from עָרַץ (ʻârats) H6206; fearful, i.e. powerful or tyrannical; mighty, oppressor, in great power, strong, terrible, violent.
H6239 — עֹשֶׁר (ʻôsher, o'-sher): from עָשַׁר (ʻâshar) H6238; wealth; [idiom] far (richer), riches.
H8551 — תָּמַךְ (tâmak, taw-mak'): a primitive root; to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close; (take, up-) hold (up), maintain, retain, stay (up).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References

and — Luke 11:21-22
gracious — 1 Samuel 25:32-33, 2 Samuel 20:16-22, Esther 9:25, Proverbs 31:30-31, Matthew 26:13, Luke 8:3, Luke 10:42, Luke 21:2-4, Acts 9:39, Acts 16:14-15, Romans 16:2-4, Romans 16:6, 2 John 1:1

Reciprocal references (1): Proverbs 4:23

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