Proverbs 16:21
The wise in heart is called a man of understanding; and the sweetness of the lips increaseth information.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
In Context
22Intelligence is a source of life unto its possessor; but the correction of fools is folly.
Cross References
Psalms 45:2(45:3) Thou art more fair than the children of men; grace is poured out over thy lips: therefore hath God blessed thee for ever.
Proverbs 10:13On the lips of the man of understanding there is found wisdom: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of sense.
Proverbs 15:7The lips of the wise scatter knowledge; but the heart of fools is not reliable.
Proverbs 23:15My son, If thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
Ecclesiastes 12:10Koheleth sought to find out acceptable words, and that which would be written down uprightly, even words of truth.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:21
Benefits of Wisdom. 20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord , happy is he. Note, 1. Prudence gains men respect and success: He that handles a matter wisely (that is master of his trade and makes it to appear he understands what he undertakes, that is considerate in his affairs, and, when he speaks or writes on any subject, does it pertinently) shall find good, shall come into good repute, and perhaps may make a good hand of it. 2. But it is piety only that will secure… Read the whole commentary →