Another translation of the second line is, ‘So his words persuade people.’
A wise man’s words are honest. He does not think one thing, but say something else. He does not lie.
People trust the words of a wise person, because they know him. They know that he speaks the truth. So he can persuade them to do the right things.
Verse Proverbs 16:23. _THE HEART OF THE WISE TEACHETH HIS MOUTH_] He has a wise heart; he speaks as it dictates; and therefore his speeches are all speeches of wisdom....
CHAPTER 16 IN THE LIGHT OF THE LORD The name Jehovah (LORD) appears eleven times in this chapter of Proverbs. The Lord has the final word, for to man belong the preparations (or plans) of the heart; b...
PROVERBS 16. The special feature is a group of aphorisms (Proverbs 16:10) relating to kings. The sentiments seem rather to reflect the picture of the ideal king than to indicate any particular period....
TEACHETH. maketh wise. Illustrations: Eleazar (Genesis 24:34); Jacob (Pro 47:9); Peter (Acts 3:12, &c; Proverbs 4:19, &c); Paul (Acts 13:16;
DISCOURSE: 793 THE BENEFIT OF EXPERIMENTAL RELIGION Proverbs 16:23. _The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips_. THE depths of human science can be explored by few, be...
TEXT Proverbs 16:23-33 23. The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips. 24. Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. 25....
The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips. THE HEART OF THE WISE TEACHETH (HEBREW, MAKETH INTELLIGENT - I:E., GIVES POWER OF EXPRESSION TO) HIS MOUTH, AND ADDETH LEA...
16:23 intelligent, (b-9) Or 'acts wisely,' from _ Sachal_ , ch. 1.3. see Note, Psalms 41:1 ....
1-9. God's control of human life....
(23)ADDETH LEARNING TO HIS LIPS. — His wisdom and learning do not remain hidden in his heart, but continually rise to his lips, like the waters of an everflowing fountain, for the instruction of other...
לֵ֣ב חָ֭כָם יַשְׂכִּ֣יל פִּ֑יהוּ וְ עַל ־שְׂ֝
CHAPTER 17 A JUST BALANCE "A just balance and scales are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are His work."- Proverbs 16:11 "A false balance is an abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is H...
CHAPTER 29 AN ASPECT OF ATONEMENT "He that hideth his transgressions shall not prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy."- Proverbs 28:13 "Happy is the man that feareth...
Verse Proverbs 16:1. A somewhat obscure proverb which recognizes that man has to exercise his own reason in making his plans, but that he is dependent on the Lord for the answer of the tongue. Dr. Per...
_Heart. Or knowledge. (Haydock) --- Wisdom gives beauty to eloquence._...
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right. A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps. A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth trans...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
THE HEART OF THE WISE TEACHETH HIS MOUTH,.... That is, a man that is wise in heart, as in Proverbs 16:21; his heart will teach his mouth what to say, when to say it, and before whom; it will prompt hi...
The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips. Ver. 23. _The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth._] Frameth his speech for him, and seasoneth it with salt of grace, ere i...
_Understanding is a well-spring of life_ A clear understanding and right judgment of things, like an inexhaustible spring, gives perpetual comfort and satisfaction to him who has it, and makes him ver...
V. 23. THE HEART OF THE WISE TEACHETH HIS MOUTH, for wisdom of heart and mind is shown in sensible speech, AND ADDETH LEARNING TO HIS LIPS, giving greater emphasis and weight to his teaching....
TEACHETH: _ Heb._ maketh wise...
TEACHETH HIS MOUTH; directeth him what, and when, and how to speak, and keepeth him from speaking rashly and foolishly. ADDETH LEARNING TO HIS LIPS, i.e. enableth him to speak learnedly and wisely. Or...
Proverbs 16:23 heart H3820 wise H2450 teaches H7919 (H8686) mouth H6310 adds H3254 (H8686) learning H3948 lips
THE WISE PASS ON THEIR WISDOM PERSUASIVELY BUT FOOLS HAVE NOTHING TO PASS ON BUT THEIR FOLLY (PROVERBS 16:22). In this subsection the reference in Proverbs 16:21 to the idea of possessing and sweetly...
CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The safest way in which to travel is the way of the upright, a way which God makes plain to those who desire to walk in it....
Proverbs 16:1. _The preparations of the heart in man._ As the field must be plowed, and the soil prepared for the seeds, so the heart of man must be prepared for grace. Afflictions in Egypt disposed t...
_The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips._ IDEAL ELOQUENCE These two verses lead us to infer several things concerning true eloquence. I. It is the utterance of th...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 16:10 The remaining sections of ch. Proverbs 16:1 illustrate the benefits of wisdom for the well-being of the heart (vv....
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 16:20 These verses commend the kind of speech that is typical of those who are WISE OF HEART. ⇐...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 16:22. INSTRUCTION, rather “_discipline_,” “_correction_.” _MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 16:22_ AN UNFAILING SPRING I. MORAL INTELLIGENCE IS ITS OWN REWARD. A healthy state...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 16:1 These are specially religions maxims, and they all contain the name Jehovah. PROVERBS 16:1 The Authorized Version makes one sentence of this verse without any contrast or a...
Shall we turn now to Proverbs 16:1-33, the sixteenth chapter and begin our study this evening. The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD (Proverbs 16:1). Go...
Colossians 3:16; Matthew 12:34; Matthew 12:35; Proverbs 15:28;...
Teacheth — Directs him what to speak, and keeps him from speaking foolishly. Addeth — Enables him to speak learnedly and wisely....