Having considered the house of the righteous according to Solomon in proverbs 12 verses 1-7 and the dominion of the righteous in verses 8-15 we now turned to the witness of the righteous in versus 16-24. Consider the prayer of humble consecration offered by King David at the anointing ceremony of his son to rule the nation of Israel (Worship text: 1 Chronicles 29:11-14).  The anointing of Solomon as king signaled David’s dynasty would continue on the throne of Israel for another generation. Most in his position would seize the opportunity of this moment for broadcasting the glories of his kingdom with great pomp & circumstance.  David did not share this impulse because of his faith in & worship of YAHWEH.  No doubt moments like this served as inspiration and instruction for his son who would go on to rule this prosperous nation and write this chapter of Proverbs identifying virtues worthy of the godly for the benefit of his own son’s instruction and ours.