Proverbs 16:23
The heart of the wise shall instruct his mouth and add grace to his lips.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
In Context
22Learning is a fountain of life to one who possesses it. The doctrine of the foolish is senseless.
24Careful words are a honeycomb: sweet to the soul and healthful to the bones.
Cross References
Job 15:2Will a wise man answer as if he were speaking wind, and will he fill his stomach with fire?
Psalms 45:1Unto the end. To the sons of Korah, for confidants. A Psalm.
Proverbs 15:7The lips of the wise shall disseminate knowledge. The heart of the foolish will be dissimilar.
Proverbs 22:17Incline your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Then apply your heart to my doctrine.
Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ live in you in abundance, with all wisdom, teaching and correcting one another, with psalms, hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing to God with the grace in your hearts.
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 →