Proverbs 16:21
לַחֲכַם ־ לֵב יִקָּרֵא נָבוֹן וּמֶתֶק שְׂפָתַיִם יֹסִיף לֶֽקַח ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
In Context
20מַשְׂכִּיל עַל ־ דָּבָר יִמְצָא ־ טוֹב וּבוֹטֵחַ בַּיהוָה אַשְׁרָֽיו ׃
22מְקוֹר חַיִּים שֵׂכֶל בְּעָלָיו וּמוּסַר אֱוִלִים אִוֶּֽלֶת ׃
Cross References
Psalms 45:2רָחַשׁ לִבִּי ׀ דָּבָר טוֹב אֹמֵר אָנִי מַעֲשַׂי לְמֶלֶךְ לְשׁוֹנִי עֵט ׀ סוֹפֵר מָהִֽיר ׃
Proverbs 10:13בְּשִׂפְתֵי נָבוֹן תִּמָּצֵא חָכְמָה וְשֵׁבֶט לְגֵו חֲסַר ־ לֵֽב ׃
Proverbs 15:7שִׂפְתֵי חֲכָמִים יְזָרוּ דָעַת וְלֵב כְּסִילִים לֹא ־ כֵֽן ׃
Proverbs 23:15בְּנִי אִם ־ חָכַם לִבֶּךָ יִשְׂמַח לִבִּי גַם ־ אָֽנִי ׃
Ecclesiastes 12:10בִּקֵּשׁ קֹהֶלֶת לִמְצֹא דִּבְרֵי ־ חֵפֶץ וְכָתוּב יֹשֶׁר דִּבְרֵי אֱמֶֽת ׃
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 →