Guiding Questions: Proverbs 16

This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

  1. What theological question is raised by Proverbs 16:4?
  2. What are the possible antecedents of the pronoun in Proverbs 16:7 and how is the meaning affected?
  3. Is economic well-being always a blessing (Proverbs 16:8)?
  4. What are the possible interpretations of Proverbs 16:9 and the theological issues that it raises?
  5. What is the meaning of Proverbs 16:10? Isn’t magic or divination (kesem in Hebrew) prohibited by the Torah?
  6. Is Proverbs 16:11 related in any way to Proverbs 16:10 and Proverbs 16:12 or is it an intrusion?
  7. Do Proverbs 16:18-19 apply to the individual, the community, or both?
  8. Proverbs 16:26 has been variously interpreted. How do you understand it?
  9. Do Proverbs 16:27-30 describe one type of person or three different types of unsavory people?
  10. How does a “querulous” person alienate his friend?
  11. What ethical teaching in the Torah does Proverbs 16:31 recall? See Leviticus 19:32.
  12. What precept in Pirkei Avot reflects the statement in Proverbs 16:32? (Proverbs 4:1)
  13. What lots are referred to in Proverbs 16:33?
  14. How does the first half of this chapter differ essentially from the second half?

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