SEV Biblia, Chapter 11:16
¶ La mujer graciosa tendrá honra; y los fuertes tendrán riquezas.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:16
Verse 16. A gracious woman retaineth honour ] Instead of this clause, the Septuagint have, gunh eucaristov egeirei andri doxan, "A gracious woman raiseth up honour to the man;" yronov de atimiav gunh misousa dikaia, "But she that hateth righteous things is a throne of dishonour." A good wife is an honour to her husband; and a bad wife is her husband's reproach: if this be so, how careful should a man be whom he marries!
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 16. A gracious woman retaineth honour , etc.] Or “a woman of grace” 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 honour or glory from them, which she deserves, so she retains the same. The Targum is, “a gracious woman divides glory;” that is, between herself and her husband; to which the Arabic version agrees, which renders it, “a gracious woman raises up glory to her husband.”
Jarchi interprets it of the congregation of Israel; his note is, “the congregation of Israel continually draws nigh to the glory of God and his law;” and it may be applied to the true church of Christ, which seeks the glory of Christ, and retains the glory of Gospel doctrines, of Gospel ordinances, of Gospel discipline, and of Gospel conversation, when the harlot, the apostate church, has lost all honour of these things; and strong [men] retain riches : some render it, “as strong men retain riches” f308 ; as they, when they have got them into their possession, keep them, it being in the power of their hands so to do, against all that would take them from them; so a gracious woman is as tenacious of her honour for chastity, modesty, wisdom, and conduct: or by those “strong men”, or “terrible [and] violent” ones, as the word signifies, may be meant the beast of Rome and his followers, cruel persecutors; whose principal care it is to amass the riches and wealth of others, which, when they have got, they hold fast.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 16 - A pious and discreet woman will keep esteem and respect, as strong me keep possession of wealth.
Original Hebrew
אשׁת 802 חן 2580 תתמך 8551 כבוד 3519 ועריצים 6184 יתמכו 8551 עשׁר׃ 6239
