Proverbs 16:23
לֵב חָכָם יַשְׂכִּיל פִּיהוּ וְעַל ־ שְׂפָתָיו יֹסִיף לֶֽקַח ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
In Context
22מְקוֹר חַיִּים שֵׂכֶל בְּעָלָיו וּמוּסַר אֱוִלִים אִוֶּֽלֶת ׃
24צוּף ־ דְּבַשׁ אִמְרֵי ־ נֹעַם מָתוֹק לַנֶּפֶשׁ וּמַרְפֵּא לָעָֽצֶם ׃
Cross References
Job 15:2הֶֽחָכָם יַעֲנֶה דַֽעַת ־ רוּחַ וִֽימַלֵּא קָדִים בִּטְנֽוֹ ׃
Psalms 45:1לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל ־ שֹׁשַׁנִּים לִבְנֵי ־ קֹרַח מַשְׂכִּיל שִׁיר יְדִידֹֽת ׃
Proverbs 15:7שִׂפְתֵי חֲכָמִים יְזָרוּ דָעַת וְלֵב כְּסִילִים לֹא ־ כֵֽן ׃
Proverbs 22:17הַט אָזְנְךָ וּשְׁמַע דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְלִבְּךָ תָּשִׁית לְדַעְתִּֽי ׃
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 →