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Proverbs 16:23

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The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

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  1. Proverbs 16:21

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

  2. Proverbs 16:22

    Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

  3. Proverbs 16:24

    Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

  4. Proverbs 16:25

    There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.