Proverbs 21:6-16

6 He that gathers treasures with a lying tongue pursues vanity to the snares of death.

7 Destruction shall lodge with the ungodly; for they refuse to do justly.

8 To the froward God sends froward ways; for his works are pure and right.

9 better to dwell in a corner on the house-top, than in plastered with unrighteousness, and in an open house.

10 The soul of the ungodly shall not be pitied by any man.

11 When an intemperate man is punished the simple becomes wiser: and a wise man understanding will receive knowledge.

12 A righteous man understands the hearts of the ungodly: and despises the ungodly for their wickedness.

13 He that stops his ears from hearing the poor, himself also shall cry, and there shall be none to hear .

14 A secret gift calms anger: but he that forbears to give stirs up strong wrath.

15 the joy of the righteous to do judgment: but a holy is abominable with evil-doers.

16 A man that wanders out of the way of righteousness, shall rest in the congregation of giants.

Proverbs 21:6-16 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 9

This chapter relates a second vision Solomon had at Gibeon, in which he received an answer to his prayer in the preceding chapter, 1Ki 9:1-9 that passed between him and Hiram king of Tyre, 1Ki 9:10-14, the places that Solomon built or repaired, 1Ki 9:15-19, the Canaanitish people that became bondmen to him, and the officers he had among the children of Israel, 1Ki 9:20-23 the removal of Pharaoh's daughter to the house built for her, 1Ki 9:24. Solomon's attention to religious services, 1Ki 9:25 and the navy of ships he employed, which brought him in great riches, 1Ki 9:26-28.

Footnotes

• [a]. Gr. in the open air.
• [b]. Heb. Rephaim. see Appendix. Note on II. Kings (II. Sam.) 5. 18.