Proverbs 16:18-28

18 ¹Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling.

19 It is better to be ²humble in spirit with the lowly Than to ³divide the spoil with the proud.

20 He who gives attention to the word will ⁴find good, And ⁵blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.

21 The ⁶wise in heart will be called understanding, And sweetness of speech ⁷increases persuasiveness.

22 Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, But the discipline of fools is folly.

23 The ⁸heart of the wise instructs his mouth And adds persuasiveness to his lips.

24 ⁹Pleasant words are a honeycomb *, Sweet to the soul and ¹⁰healing to the bones.

25 ¹¹There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.

26 A worker's appetite works for him, For his hunger urges him on.

27 A ¹²worthless man digs up evil, While his words are like ¹³scorching fire.

28 A perverse man spreads strife, And a slanderer separates intimate friends.

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Proverbs 16:18-28 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.