Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Proverbs 11:16
Gracious woman — A woman endued with the grace of God. Retaineth — Or, holdeth fast her honour, or reputation.
Gracious woman — A woman endued with the grace of God. Retaineth — Or, holdeth fast her honour, or reputation.
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...
Or, “The gracious woman wins and keeps honor, as (the conjunction may be so rendered) strong men win riches.”...
CHAPTER 11 THE CONTRAST CONTINUED The continued contrast in this chapter between the righteous and the wicked contains many precious gems, sweet to faith and wholesome for instruction. In the second v...
PROVERBS 11. The orthodox view of strictly retributive justice found in Proverbs 10:24 f., Proverbs 11:27 is represented by a further group (Proverbs 11:2;...
GRACIOUS WOMAN. Compare the woman of Folly (Proverbs 9:13). AND STRONG MEN, &C. Septuagint and Syriac read, "but the diligent"....
_retaineth_ i.e. acquires and keeps. Comp. Proverbs 29:23. In Genesis 48:17 we read: Joseph _held up_(same Heb. word), i.e. took and kept hold of, and so raised, his father's hand. _and_=as. We have a...
A GRACIOUS WOMAN RETAINETH HONOUR— The LXX, Syriac, and Arabic versions have two hemistichs which are here omitted; namely, the second of this, and the first of the next verse. They read, _A gracious...
TEXT Proverbs 11:12-21 12. He that despiseth his neighbor is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding holdeth his peace. 13. He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets; But he that...
A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches. A GRACIOUS WOMAN RETAINETH HONOUR; AND STRONG MEN RETAIN RICHES. The Hebrew for "strong men" [ `aariytsiym (H6184)] is usually taken...
A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight. Under this prohibition of "a false balance" is forbidden all fraud, by whatsoever suns of deception it may be committed,...
11:16 gracious (i-2) Or 'graceful.'...
A woman of gracious disposition and manners obtains honour....
1. False weights were exceedingly common (Proverbs 16:11; Proverbs 20:10; Amos 8:5)....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 11 V1 God hates false measurements. God loves honest measurements. v
Many people ask about the benefits that a Christian receives. These verses compare kind people with cruel people. Kindness brings a real reward (verse 18). People respect the kind person (verse 16)....
A GRACIOUS WOMAN RETAINETH HONOUR... — Each sex has its own power. A woman by her attractiveness wins and retains favour, a man by his strength and riches....
אֵֽשֶׁת ־חֵ֭ן תִּתְמֹ֣ךְ כָּבֹ֑וד וְ֝ עָרִיצִ֗ים...
CHAPTER 12 GOODNESS "The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them." Proverbs 11:6 "An unjust man is the abomination of the righteous, and he who goes right in his way is the abomination of t...
Verse Proverbs 11:7. The antithesis of this proverb is between the condition described and that of one not described, that is to say, the expectation or hope of the wicked lies wholly on this side of...
Gracious. Virtuous and beautiful, as God hath granted beauty also for good purposes. This and virtue tend to the advancement of women, while men can use their strength to acquire riches. (Calmet) ---...
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. The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
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...
A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong [men] retain riches. Ver. 16. _A gracious woman retaineth honour._] Such a one as is set forth in Lemuel's lesson, Pro 31:10-31 such as was Sarah, Debora...
_A gracious woman_ Hebrew, אשׁת חן, _a woman of grace;_ one endued with the saving grace of God, and who, by humility, meekness, modesty, prudence, and other virtues, renders herself acceptable and am...
V. 16. A GRACIOUS WOMAN RETAINETH HONOR, her amiable and pleasant disposition, her grace and charm, give her an honored and powerful standing in the community; AND STRONG MEN RETAIN RICHES, making use...
10-31 This is the description of a virtuous woman of those days, but the general outlines equally suit every age and nation. She is very careful to recommend herself to her husband's esteem and affec...
A GRACIOUS WOMAN, Heb. a _woman of grace and favour_, i.e. one who by her meekness, and modesty, and prudence, and other virtues, renders herself acceptable and amiable to God and to men. RETAINETH HO...
Proverbs 11:16 gracious H2580 woman H802 retains H8551 (H8799) honor H3519 ruthless H6184 retain H8551 (H8799) r
FURTHER CONTRASTS BETWEEN THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE UNRIGHTEOUS (PROVERBS 11:15). In this subsection we again have the continual contrast between the righteous, the gracious, the merciful and the blamele...
CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The ways of righteousness are plain and safe and in them we may enjoy a holy security. The ways of wickedness are dangerous...
Proverbs 11:1. _A false balance is an abomination to the Lord._ A dishonest tradesman here receives a hard stroke. Though his weight be but little short of the standard; yet by using it a thousand tim...
_A gracious woman retaineth honour._ THE HONOUR OF WOMAN Here the sexes are put in beautiful apposition: woman is gracious, man is strong. Graciousness dissociated from strength has indeed an influen...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 11:16 These three pairs of proverbs (vv. Proverbs 11:16, Proverbs 11:18,...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 11:16. Last clause “as strong men retain,” or “grasp at riches.” _MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 11:16_ A GRACIOUS WOMAN I. WHAT IS A GRACIOUS WOMAN? 1. She is one who stan...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 11:1 A FALSE BALANCE; literally, _balances of deceit _(Proverbs 20:23). The repetition of the injunctions of Deuteronomy 25:13,...
Shall we turn now in Proverbs to the eleventh chapter. Now we have come in the Proverbs to individual little sayings of wisdom. Each one is separate and complete in itself and unrelated to the next. S...
1 Samuel 25:32; 1 Samuel 25:33; 2 John 1:1; 2 Samuel 20:16; Acts 16: