A moment in scripture
Proverbs 11:16
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A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 11:14
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
- Proverbs 11:15
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
- Proverbs 11:17
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
- Proverbs 11:18
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.