Proverbs 16
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 16:21-24

21The 1wise in heart will be called understanding, And sweetness of 2speech 3increases 4persuasiveness.22Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, But the discipline of fools is folly.23The 5heart of the wise instructs his mouth And adds 6persuasiveness to his lips.247Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and 8healing to the bones.

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 16:21 Hos 14:9 ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 16:21 Lit lips ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 16:21 Prov 16:23 ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 16:21 Or learning ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 16:23 Ps 37:30; Prov 15:28; Matt 12:34 ↩
  6. 6. Proverbs 16:23 Or learning ↩
  7. 7. Proverbs 16:24 Ps 19:10; Prov 15:26; 24:13, 14 ↩
  8. 8. Proverbs 16:24 Prov 4:22; 17:22 ↩

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