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Proverbs 16:21

‌ʻE ui ʻakinautolu ʻoku loto poto ko e fakamākukanga; pea ʻoku tupu ʻae poto mei he loungutu ʻoku melie.

KO E TOHI TAPU KĀTOA

In The King James Version

The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

In Context

20‌ʻE maʻu ʻae lelei ʻe ia ʻoku tokanga fakapotopoto ki ha meʻa: pea ʻoku monūʻia ia ʻaia ʻoku falala kia Sihova.

22Ko e faʻa ʻilo ko e matavai ia ʻoe moʻui kiate ia ʻoku maʻu ia: ka ko e akonaki mei he vale ko e vale pe ia.

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Cross References

Psalms 45:2‌ʻOku ke fakaʻofoʻofa lahi ʻi he ngaahi fānau ʻae tangata: kuo lilingi ʻae ʻofa ki ho loungutu: ko ia kuo fakamonūʻia ai koe ʻe he ʻOtua ʻo lauikuonga.

Proverbs 10:13‌ʻOku ʻilo ʻae poto ʻi he loungutu ʻoʻona ʻoku faʻa ʻilo: ka ko e meʻa tā ki he tuʻa ʻoʻona ʻoku masiva fakakaukau.

Proverbs 15:7‌ʻOku tufa atu ʻae poto ʻe he loungutu ʻoe poto: ka ʻoku ʻikai ke fai pehē ʻe he loto ʻoe vale.

Proverbs 23:15‌ʻE hoku foha, kapau ʻe poto ho loto, ʻe fiefia ai hoku loto, ʻio, te u fiefia au.

Ecclesiastes 12:10Naʻe kumi ʻe he Malanga ke ne maʻu ʻae lea lelei: pea ko ia kuo tohi ʻoku totonu ia, pea ko e ngaahi lea ia ʻoe moʻoni.

Luke 4:22Pea naʻa nau fakamālō kotoa pē kiate ia, ʻonau ofo ʻi he ngaahi lea mālie naʻe ʻalu atu ʻi hono fofonga. Pea naʻa nau pehē, “ʻIkai ko e foha eni ʻo Siosefa?”

This Verse In Other Editions

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