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# Proverbs 16 General Notes
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#### Structure and formatting
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Chapter 16 continues the section of the book which is attributed to Solomon and is filled mainly with short, individual proverbs.
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#### Special concepts in this chapter
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##### King and royalty
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Some of these proverbs mention a king. As in other cases, this is intended to apply to all rulers.
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##### Themes
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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]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]])
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## Links:
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* __[Proverbs 16:01 Notes](./01.md)__
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