Verse List for PROV 11:16

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OET (OET-RV) A woman who displays grace to others will obtain honour, ⇔ ^ but ruthless people seize wealth.

OET-LV A _woman _of grace she _lays _hold _of honour and_ruthless_people they _take _hold _of wealth.

ULT A woman of grace will grasp honor, ⇔ but the ruthless will grasp riches.

UST People honor a gracious woman, ⇔  but cruel men only get wealth.

BSB & MSB A gracious woman attains honor, ⇔  but ruthless [men] gain only wealth.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB A gracious woman obtains honour, ⇔  but violent men obtain riches.

NET A generous woman gains honor, ⇔ and ruthless men seize wealth.

LSV A gracious woman retains honor,
And terrible [men] retain riches.

FBV A gracious woman holds on to her honor just as ruthless men hold on to their wealth.

T4T ⇔  People honor/respect women who are kind/gracious; ⇔  ruthless/violent people may get a lot of money, but that is all that they will get.

LEB • A woman of grace receives honor,
• but the ruthless gets wealth.

BBE A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth.

Moff A charming woman wins respect ⇔  high-handed men win only wealth.

JPS A gracious woman obtaineth honour; and strong men obtain riches.

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

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

YLT A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible [men] retain riches.

Drby A gracious woman retaineth honour; and the violent retain riches.

RV A gracious woman retaineth honour: and violent men retain riches.

SLT A woman of grace will obtain honor, and the powerful will obtain riches.

Wbstr A gracious woman retaineth honor: and strong men retain riches.

KJB-1769 A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.

KJB-1611 A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retaine riches.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps A gratious woman getteth honour: but the strong men attayne riches.
(A gracious woman getteth honour: but the strong men attain riches.)

Gnva A gracious woman atteineth honour, and the strong men atteine riches.

Cvdl A gracious woma manteyneth honestie, as for the mightie, they manteyne ryches.
(A gracious woman manteyneth honesty, as for the mighty, they maintain riches.)

Wycl A graciouse womman schal fynde glorie; and stronge men schulen haue richessis.
(A graciouse woman shall find glory; and strong men should have riches.)

Luth Ein holdselig Weib erhält die Ehre; aber die Tyrannen erhalten den Reichtum.
(A lovely woman receives the Honour(v); but the tyrants receive/obtain the wealth/abundance.)

ClVg Mulier gratiosa inveniet gloriam, et robusti habebunt divitias.]
(Woman gratefulosa will_find glory, and robusti they_will_have riches.])

UHB אֵֽשֶׁת־חֵ֭ן תִּתְמֹ֣ךְ כָּב֑וֹד וְ֝⁠עָרִיצִ֗ים יִתְמְכוּ־עֹֽשֶׁר׃ ‡

BrLXX Γυνὴ εὐχάριστος ἐγείρει ἀνδρὶ δόξαν, θρόνος δὲ ἀτιμίας γυνὴ μισοῦσα δίκαια· πλούτου ὀκνηροὶ ἐνδεεῖς γίνονται, οἱ δὲ ἀνδρεῖοι ἐρείδονται πλούτῳ.

BrTr A gracious wife [fn]brings glory to her husband: but a woman hating righteousness is a theme of dishonour. The slothful come to want: but the [fn]diligent support themselves with wealth.