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Proverbs · Chapter 11

Proverbs 11:16

A gracious woman obtains honor, but violent men obtain riches.

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Before · Proverbs 11:14–15

14Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory. 15He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.

16A gracious woman obtains honor, but violent men obtain riches.

After · Proverbs 11:17–18

17The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh. 18Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

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