Proverbs 16:5-15

5 The Lord hates those who are proud. They will surely be punished.

6 Love and truth bring forgiveness of sin. By respecting the Lord you will avoid evil.

7 When people live so that they please the Lord, even their enemies will make peace with them.

8 It is better to be poor and right than to be wealthy and dishonest.

9 People may make plans in their minds, but the Lord decides what they will do.

10 The words of a king are like a message from God, so his decisions should be fair.

11 The Lord wants honest balances and scales; all the weights are his work.

12 Kings hate those who do wrong, because governments only continue if they are fair.

13 Kings like honest people; they value someone who speaks the truth.

14 An angry king can put someone to death, so a wise person will try to make him happy.

15 A smiling king can give people life; his kindness is like a spring shower.

Proverbs 16:5-15 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.