Proverbs 11:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֵֽשֶׁת־חֵ֭ן תִּתְמֹ֣ךְ כָּב֑וֹד וְ֝עָרִיצִ֗ים יִתְמְכוּ־עֹֽשֶׁר׃

Transliteration

ʾĒšet-ḥēn titmōk kābôd wəʿārîṣîm yitməkû-ʿōšer.

Grammar Details

• *ʾĒšet-ḥēn*: construct feminine singular noun + masculine singular noun - woman of grace
• *titmōk*: verb Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - obtains/upholds
• *kābôd*: masculine singular noun - honor
• *wəʿārîṣîm*: conjunction + masculine plural adjective/noun - and ruthless ones
• *yitməkû-ʿōšer*: verb Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural + masculine singular noun - obtain wealth

Word Meanings

• *ʾĒšet*: woman/wife
• *ḥēn*: grace/favor/charm
• *titmōk*: obtains/upholds/retains
• *kābôd*: honor/glory/wealth
• *ʿārîṣîm*: ruthless ones/violent ones/tyrants
• *yitməkû*: obtain/uphold/retain
• *ʿōšer*: wealth/riches

Referenced Verses

• Prov 31:30-31 : 30 Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; [But] a woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised. 31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her works praise her in the gates.
• 1 Sam 25:32-33 : 32 And David said to Abigail, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me: 33 and blessed be thy discretion, and blessed be thou, that hast kept me this day from bloodguiltiness, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
• 2 Sam 20:16-22 : 16 Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee. 17 And he came near unto her; and the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thy handmaid. And he answered, I do hear. 18 Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask [counsel] at Abel: and so they ended [the matter]. 19 I am of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of Jehovah? 20 And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. 21 The matter is not so: but a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David; deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall. 22 Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. And he blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.
• Esth 9:25 : 25 but when [the matter] came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
• 2 John 1:1 : 1 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they that know the truth;
• Matt 26:13 : 13 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
• Luke 8:3 : 3 and Joanna the wife of Chuzas Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered unto them of their substance.
• Luke 10:42 : 42 but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
• Luke 11:21-22 : 21 When the strong [man] fully armed guardeth his own court, his goods are in peace: 22 but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole armor wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
• Luke 21:2-4 : 2 And he saw a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. 3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, {G3754} This poor widow cast in more than they all: 4 for all these did of their superfluity cast in unto the gifts; {G2316} but she of her want did cast in all the living that she had.
• Acts 9:39 : 39 And Peter arose and went with them. And when he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.
• Acts 16:14-15 : 14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple of the city of Thyatira, one that worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened to give heed unto the things which were spoken by Paul. 15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide [there]. And she constrained us.
• Rom 16:2-4 : 2 that ye receive her in the Lord, worthily of the saints, and that ye assist her in {G3739} whatsoever matter she may have need of you: for she herself also hath been a helper of many, and {G2532} of mine own self. 3 Salute Prisca and Aquila my fellow-workers in Christ Jesus, 4 who {G5294} for my life laid down their own necks; unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles:
• Rom 16:6 : 6 Salute Mary, who bestowed much labor on you.