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Proverbs 16:13-23
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Righteous lips are the delight of a king, and he loves him who speaks what is right.
14
A king's wrath is a messenger of death, and a wise man will appease it.
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In the light of a king's face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain.
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To get wisdom is better than gold; to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
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The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; he who guards his way preserves his life.
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Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
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It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.
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He who gives heed to the word will prosper, and happy is he who trusts in the LORD.
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The wise of heart is called a man of discernment, and pleasant speech increases persuasiveness.
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Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it, but folly is the chastisement of fools.
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The mind of the wise makes his speech judicious, and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
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Proverbs 16:13-23 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
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.