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Proverbs 16:2-33

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2 All a man's ways seem right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the motives.[a] [b]
3 Commit your activities to the Lord and your plans will be achieved.[c]
4 The Lord has prepared everything for His purpose- even the wicked for the day of disaster.[d]
5 Everyone with a proud heart is detestable to the Lord;[e] be assured,[f] he will not go unpunished.[g]
6 Wickedness is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness, and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.[h]
7 When a man's ways please the Lord, He[i] makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
8 Better a little with righteousness than great income with injustice.[j]
9 A man's heart plans his way, but the Lord determines his steps.[k]
10 God's verdict is on the lips of a king;[l] [m] his mouth should not err in judgment.[n]
11 Honest balances and scales are the Lord's; all the weights in the bag[o] are His concern.[p]
12 Wicked behavior[q] is detestable to kings, since a throne is established through righteousness.[r]
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.[s]
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.[t]
17 The highway of the upright avoids evil; the one who guards his way protects his life.[u]
18 Pride comes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.[v]
19 Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble[w] than to divide plunder with the proud.[x]
20 The one who understands a matter finds success, and the one who trusts in the Lord will be happy.[y]
21 Anyone with a wise heart is called discerning, and pleasant speech[z] increases learning.[aa]
22 Insight is a fountain of life[ab] for its possessor, but folly is the instruction of fools.
23 A wise heart instructs its mouth and increases learning with its speech.[ac] [ad]
24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb: sweet to the taste[ae] and health to the body.[af][ag]
25 There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it is the way of death.[ah]
26 A worker's appetite works for him because his hunger[ai] urges him on.
27 A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.[aj]
28 A contrary man spreads conflict, and a gossip separates friends.[ak]
29 A violent man lures his neighbor, leading him in a way that is not good.[al]
30 The one who narrows his eyes is planning deceptions; the one who compresses his lips brings about evil.[am]
31 Gray hair is a glorious crown;[an] it is found in the way of righteousness.
32 Patience is better than power, and controlling one's temper,[ao] than capturing a city.[ap]
33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.[aq]
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Proverbs 16:2-33 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

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