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Proverbs 16:22-32

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22 Good sense is 1a fountain of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.
23 2The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
24 3Gracious words are like 4a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and 5health to the body.
25 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.[a]
26 A worker's appetite works for him; his 6mouth urges him on.
27 7A worthless man plots evil, and his speech[b] is like 8a scorching fire.
28 9A dishonest man spreads strife, and 10a whisperer 11separates close friends.
29 A man of violence 12entices his neighbor and leads him in a way that is not good.
30 Whoever winks his eyes plans[c]13dishonest things; he who 14purses his lips brings evil to pass.
31 15Gray hair is 16a crown of glory; it 17is gained in a righteous life.
32 18Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
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Proverbs 16:22-32 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

Cross References 18

  • 1. See Proverbs 10:11
  • 2. [Psalms 37:30; Matthew 12:34]
  • 3. Proverbs 15:26
  • 4. Psalms 19:10
  • 5. See Proverbs 4:22
  • 6. [Ecclesiastes 6:7]
  • 7. [Proverbs 6:12, 14, 19]
  • 8. James 3:6
  • 9. See Proverbs 15:18
  • 10. [Proverbs 18:8; Proverbs 26:20, 22]
  • 11. Proverbs 17:9
  • 12. Proverbs 1:10
  • 13. See Proverbs 2:12
  • 14. [Proverbs 6:13]
  • 15. Proverbs 20:29
  • 16. Proverbs 17:6
  • 17. See Proverbs 3:1, 2
  • 18. Proverbs 14:29; [Proverbs 19:11; Proverbs 25:28]

Footnotes 3

The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.