1. To get wisdom is much better (10-21)

Solomon requires kings to have the wisdom of God so that their lips may speak oracles and justice. Their throne is established through righteousness. Kings should detest wrongdoing and sin. They must take pleasure in their honest lips. It is better to get wisdom than gold. It is better to be humble than to share plunder with the proud. Pride and haughty spirit go before destruction. Blessed is he who trusts in the Lord by paying attention to him.

2. The lot is cast into the lap (22-33)

The word we say is important. A wise man guards his mouth. Pleasant words are sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. But a scoundrel plots evil. A perverse man stirs up dissension and a gossip separates close friends. A violent man entices his neighbor down a path that is not good. Better to be patient than to be a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city. The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.