Proverbs 16:9-19

9 A person may plan his path, but ADONAI directs his steps.

10 Divine inspiration is on the lips of the king, so his mouth must be faithful when he judges.

11 The balance and scales of justice have their origin in ADONAI; all the weights in the bag are his doing.

12 It is an abomination for a king to do evil, for the throne is made secure by righteousness.

13 The king should delight in righteous lips, and he should love someone who speaks what is right.

14 The king's anger is a herald of death, and one who is wise will appease it.

15 When the king's face brightens, it means life; his favor is like the clouds that bring spring rain.

16 How much better than gold it is to gain wisdom! Yes, rather than money, choose to gain understanding.

17 Avoiding evil is the highway of the upright; he who watches his step preserves his life.

18 Pride goes before destruction, and arrogance before failure.

19 Better to be humble among the poor than share the spoil with the proud.

Proverbs 16:9-19 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.