Proverbs 16:22
Learning is a fountain of life to one who possesses it. The doctrine of the foolish is senseless.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
In Context
23The heart of the wise shall instruct his mouth and add grace to his lips.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the just is a vein of life. And the mouth of the impious covers iniquity.
Proverbs 14:27The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, so as to turn aside from the ruin of death.
Proverbs 15:28The mind of the just meditates on obedience. The mouth of the impious overflows with evils.
Proverbs 18:7The mouth of the foolish is his destruction, and his own lips are the ruin of his soul.
Matthew 23:16Woe to you, blind guides, who say: ‘Whoever will have sworn by the temple, it is nothing. But whoever will have sworn by the gold of the temple is obligated.’
John 5:24Amen, amen, I say to you, that whoever hears my word, and believes in him who sent me, has eternal life, and he does not go into judgment, but instead he crosses from death into life.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:22
21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning. Note, 1. Those that have solid wisdom will have the credit of it; it will gain them reputation, and they shall be called prudent grave men, and a deference will be paid to their judgment. Do that which is wise and good and thou shalt have the praise of the same. 2. Those that with their wisdom have a happy elocution, that deliver their sentiments easily and with a good grace, are communicative of their wisdom and have… Read the whole commentary →