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Proverbs 16 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Chapter 16 continues the section of the book which is attributed to Solomon and is filled mainly with short, individual proverbs.
Special concepts in this chapter
King and royalty
Some of these proverbs mention a king. As in other cases, this is intended to apply to all rulers.
Themes
There are individual proverbs that run along common themes, often including contrasting elements: wise/foolish, money, lazy/diligent, truth telling, wicked/righteous, sluggard, pride/humility, integrity/crookedness. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wise, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/foolish, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous)