Proverbs 16:23
The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
In Context
22Understanding is a well-spring of life to him who has it, but the correction of fools is folly.
24Pleasant words are a honeycomb: Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Cross References
Job 15:2Should a wise man make answer with vain knowledge, and fill himself with the east wind?
Psalms 45:1My heart overflows with a good matter. I speak the things which I have made concerning the king. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Proverbs 15:7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, but the heart of the foolish, not so.
Proverbs 22:17Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart to my knowledge.
Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you abundantly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing by grace in your hearts to God.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:23
22 Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. Note, 1. There is always some good to be gotten by a wise and good man: His understanding is a well-spring of life to him, which always flows and can never be drawn dry; he has something to say upon all occasions that is instructive, and of use to those that will make use of it, things new and old to bring out of his treasure; at least, his understanding is a spring of life to himself, yielding him abundant… Read the whole commentary →