Proverbs 16
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Proverbs 16:20-24

20One who pays attention to the word will 1find good, And 2blessed is one who trusts in the Lord.21The 3wise in heart will be called understanding, And sweetness of 4speech 5increases 6persuasiveness.22Understanding is a fountain of life to those who have it, But the discipline of fools is foolishness.23The 7heart of the wise instructs his mouth And adds 8persuasiveness to his lips.249Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and 10healing to the bones.

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 16:20 Prov 19:8 ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 16:20 Ps 2:12; 34:8; Jer 17:7 ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 16:21 Hos 14:9 ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 16:21 Lit lips ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 16:21 Prov 16:23 ↩
  6. 6. Proverbs 16:21 Or learning ↩
  7. 7. Proverbs 16:23 Ps 37:30; Prov 15:28; Matt 12:34 ↩
  8. 8. Proverbs 16:23 Or learning ↩
  9. 9. Proverbs 16:24 Ps 19:10; Prov 15:26; 24:13, 14 ↩
  10. 10. Proverbs 16:24 Prov 4:22; 17:22 ↩

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