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Proverbs 16:8-18

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8 Better a little with righteousness than great income with injustice.[a]
9 A man's heart plans his way, but the Lord determines his steps.[b]
10 God's verdict is on the lips of a king;[c] [d] his mouth should not err in judgment.[e]
11 Honest balances and scales are the Lord's; all the weights in the bag[f] are His concern.[g]
12 Wicked behavior[h] is detestable to kings, since a throne is established through righteousness.[i]
13 Righteous lips are a king's delight, and he loves one who speaks honestly.
14 A king's fury is a messenger of death, but a wise man appeases it.[j]
15 When a king's face lights up, there is life; his favor is like a cloud with spring rain.
16 Acquire wisdom- how much better it is than gold! And acquire understanding- it is preferable to silver.[k]
17 The highway of the upright avoids evil; the one who guards his way protects his life.[l]
18 Pride comes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.[m]
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Proverbs 16:8-18 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST KINGS 6

This chapter gives an account of the building of the temple, for which preparations were before made and begins with the time of its building, 1Ki 6:1; gives the dimensions of it and the porch before it, 1Ki 6:2,3; observes the windows in it and chambers about it, 1Ki 6:4-10; and while it was building, Solomon had a word from the Lord relative to it, 1Ki 6:11-14; and then the account goes on concerning the walls of the house, and the flooring of it, 1Ki 6:15-18; and the oracle in it, and the cherubim in that, 1Ki 6:19-30; and the doors into it, and the carved work of them, 1Ki 6:31-36; and the chapter is concluded with observing the time when it was begun and finished 1Ki 6:37,38.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Footnotes 13

  • [a]. Pr 15:16-17; 16:19; 28:6; Ps 37:16
  • [b]. Pr 16:1; 19:21; 20:24
  • [c]. Or A divination is on the lips of a king
  • [d]. 2 Sm 14:17,20
  • [e]. Pr 18:14-15; 2 Sm 23:2-3
  • [f]. Merchants kept the stones for their balance scales in a bag.
  • [g]. Pr 11:1; Lv 19:36; Ezk 45:10; Mc 6:11
  • [h]. Whether the wicked behavior is on the part of the king or someone else is ambiguous in Hb.
  • [i]. Pr 25:5; Ps 101
  • [j]. Ec 10:4
  • [k]. Pr 3:14; 8:10,19; 22:1
  • [l]. Pr 2:11-13; 15:19
  • [m]. Pr 16:5; 18:12; 29:23; Dn 4:37
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