16Becoming wise is better than aquiring gold; getting good understanding/insight is better than acquiring silver.
17Those whose behavior MET is good/right turn away from doing evil; those who guard their conduct MTY protect their lives.
18Being proud will ◄lead to your having/cause you to have► disasters; despising others will result in your being ruined.
19It is better to be humble and poor than to associate with proud people and to become rich by dividing with them ◄plunder/goods captured in a battle►.
20Those who heed good teaching/instruction will prosper; happy are those who trust in Yahweh.
21People say that those who are wise learn what is right/good behavior, and those who talk pleasantly are able to influence others to do what is right.
22Being wise is like having a fountain that gives life MET, but foolish people are punished as a result of their acting foolishly.
23Those who are wise think carefully before they talk, and as a result they are able to influence/persuade others to do what is right.
Proverbs 16
Proverbs 16:16-23