Proverbs 16:21
He that is wijs in herte, schal be clepid prudent; and he that is swete in speche, schal fynde grettere thingis.
Bible (Wycliffe)
In The King James Version
The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
In Context
20A lerned man in word schal fynde goodis; and he that hopith in the Lord is blessid.
22The welle of lijf is the lernyng of him that weldith; the techyng of foolis is foli.
Cross References
Psalms 45:2Oure God, thou art refuyt, and vertu; helpere in tribulacions, that han founde vs greetly.
Proverbs 10:13Wisdom is foundun in the lippis of a wise man; and a yerd in the bak of him that is nedi of herte.
Proverbs 15:7The lippis of wise men schulen sowe abrood kunnyng; the herte of foolis schal be vnlijc.
Proverbs 23:15Mi sone, if thi soule is wijs, myn herte schal haue ioye with thee;
Ecclesiastes 12:10and he souyte out wisdom, and made many parablis; he souyte profitable wordis, and he wroot moost riytful wordis, and ful of treuthe.
Luke 4:22And alle men yauen witnessyng to hym, and wondriden in the wordis of grace, that camen forth of his mouth. And thei seiden, Whether this is not the sone of Joseph?