Proverbs 16:21
Who so is wyse in heart, shalbe called prudent: and the sweetnesse of his lippes encreaseth learnyng.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 16:23-24 : 23 A wyse heart ordereth his mouth wisely, and ministreth learnyng vnto his lippes. 24 Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refresshyng of the mynde, and health of the bones.
- Isa 50:4 : 4 The Lorde God hath geuen me a well learned tongue, so that I can comfort them that are troubled, yea & that in due season: he wakeneth mine eare vp betymes in the mornyng, betymes in the mornyng I say he wyll waken mine eare, that I might hearke as to the schoolemaisters.
- Luke 4:22 : 22 And all bare him witnesse, & wondred at ye gratious wordes whiche proceaded out of his mouth. And they sayde, is not this Iosephes sonne?
- John 7:46 : 46 The seruauntes aunswered: Neuer man spake as this man doeth.
- 1 Kgs 3:12 : 12 Behold, I haue done according to thy wordes, lo I haue geuen thee a wyse & an vnderstanding heart, so that there was none lyke thee before thee, neither after thee shal any aryse lyke vnto thee.
- Ps 45:2 : 2 Thou art fayrer then the children of men, full of grace are thy lippes: because the Lorde hath blessed thee for euer.
- Prov 15:7 : 7 The lippes of the wise do sowe knowledge: but the heart of the foolishe do not so.
- Prov 10:8 : 8 A wyse man wyll receaue warning: but a prating foole shalbe punished.
- Prov 23:15 : 15 My sonne if thy heart receaue wysdome, my heart also shall reioyce:
- Prov 27:9 : 9 Baulme and sweete incense make the heart merie: so sweete is that frende that geueth counsell from the heart.
- Eccl 12:10 : 10 His diligence was to finde out acceptable wordes, right scripture, & the wordes of trueth.
- Rom 16:19 : 19 For your obedience is gone abrode vnto al men. I am glad therfore no doubt, of you: But yet I would haue you wise vnto that whiche is good, & simple concernyng euyll.
- Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisdome that is from aboue, is first pure, then peaseable, gentle, and easie to be entreated, full of mercie and good fruites, without iudgyng, without simulation:
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Prov 16:22-243 verses88%
22 Vnderstandyng is a well of lyfe vnto hym that hath it: as for the chastenyng of fooles it is but foolishnesse.
23 A wyse heart ordereth his mouth wisely, and ministreth learnyng vnto his lippes.
24 Fayre wordes are an hony combe, a refresshyng of the mynde, and health of the bones.
- Prov 1:4-63 verses79%
4 To geue wyt vnto the simple, and that the young men myght haue knowledge and vnderstandyng.
5 The wise man wyll geue eare, and wyll come by more wisdome, and he that is endued with vnderstanding shal attayne vnto wise counsayles.
6 To vnderstande a parable, and the interpretation therof, the wordes of the wise, and their darke speaches.
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15 A wise heart possesseth knowledge, & a prudent eare seeketh vnderstanding.
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7 The lippes of the wise do sowe knowledge: but the heart of the foolishe do not so.
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20 He that handleth a matter wisely obteyneth good: and blessed is he that putteth his trust in the Lorde.
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2 That thou mayest regarde good counsell, and that thy lippes may kepe knowledge.
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21 The lippes of the ryghteous feede a whole multitude: but fooles shall dye in their owne follie.
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2 The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.
- Prov 2:10-112 verses76%
10 When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and thy soule deliteth in knowledge:
11 Then shall counsayle preserue thee, and vnderstandyng shall kepe thee,
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18 For it is a pleasaunt thing if thou kepe them in thyne heart, and order them in thy lippes:
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3 In the mouth of the foolishe is the rodde of pryde: but the lippes of the wyse wyll preserue them.
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23 A discrete man doth hyde knowledge: but the heart of fooles blabbeth out foolishnesse.
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14 The heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng doth seke knowledge: but the mouth of fooles is fed with foolishnesse.
- Prov 10:13-142 verses75%
13 In the lippes of him that hath vnderstanding, a man shall finde wysdome: but the rod belongeth to the backe of the foolishe.
14 Wyse men lay vp knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is nye destruction.
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15 There is golde, and a multitude of precious stones: but the lippes of knowledge are a precious iewell.
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16 Yea my raynes shalbe very glad, if thy lippes speake the thing that is right.
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13 Ryghteous lippes are pleasaunt vnto kynges, and them that speaketh the trueth shall he loue.
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12 The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gratious: but the lippes of a foole wyll destroy him selfe.
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6 For the Lorde geueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstandyng.
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8 He that is wise loueth his owne soule, and kepeth vnderstanding, that he may prosper.
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33 Wisdome resteth in the heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng, and it shalbe knowen among them that are vnlearned.
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9 Geue a discrete man but an occasion, and he wyll be the wyser: teache a righteous man, and he wyll encrease in knowledge.
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13 Well is hym that findeth wysdome, and getteth vnderstandyng:
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26 Euery man shall kisse his lippes that geueth a good aunswere.
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16 To haue wisdome in possession, is better then to haue golde: and to get vnderstandyng, is rather to be chosen then to haue siluer.
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16 A wise man doth all thynges with discretion: but a foole wyll declare his follie.
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19 Where much babblyng is, there must needes be offence: and he that refrayneth his lippes, is wyse.
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31 The mouth of the iust wyll be talking of wisdome: but the tongue of the frowarde shall be cut out.
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31 The eare that hearkeneth to the refourmation of lyfe, shall dwell among the wyse.
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8 The wisdome of the circumspect man, is to vnderstande his way: but the foolishnesse of the vnwise, deceaueth.
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8 A wyse man wyll receaue warning: but a prating foole shalbe punished.
- Prov 17:27-282 verses72%
27 A wyse man vseth fewe wordes, and a man of vnderstanding is of a pacient spirite.
28 Yea, a very foole when he holdeth his tongue is counted wise: and he that stoppeth his lippes is esteemed prudent.
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26 She openeth her mouth with wisdome, and in her tongue is the lawe of grace.
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11 Who so loueth cleannes of heart, for the grace of his lippes the kyng shalbe his frende.
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1 A man may wel purpose a thyng in his heart: but the aunswere of the tongue commeth of the Lorde.
- Prov 24:13-142 verses71%
13 My sonne, eate thou hony because it is good, and the hony combe, for it is sweete vnto thy mouth:
14 So sweete shal the knowledge of wysdome be vnto thy soule when thou hast found it: and there shalbe hope, and thy hope shall not be cut of.
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30 The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wysdome: and his tongue wyll be talking of iudgement.
- Prov 15:23-242 verses71%
23 A ioyfull thing it is to a man whe his counsayle is folowed: and howe good is a worde spoken in season.
24 The way of lyfe is on hygh to the wise, that a man shoulde beware of hell beneath.
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18 The ignoraunt haue foolishnesse in possession: but the wyse are crowned with knowledge.
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15 An ignorant body beleueth euery worde: but who so hath vnderstanding, loketh well to his goynges.
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23 Who so kepeth his mouth and his tongue, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.