Proverbs 16:23

Catholic Public Domain Version

The heart of the wise shall instruct his mouth and add grace to his lips.

Cross References

Job 15:2

Will a wise man answer as if he were speaking wind, and will he fill his stomach with fire?

Job 8:10

and they will teach you; they will speak with you and will offer you the eloquence of their hearts.

Psalm 45:1

Unto the end. To the sons of Korah, for confidants. A Psalm.

Proverbs 15:28

The mind of the just meditates on obedience. The mouth of the impious overflows with evils.

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise shall disseminate knowledge. The heart of the foolish will be dissimilar.

Proverbs 16:21

Whoever is wise in heart shall be called prudent. And whoever is sweet in eloquence shall attain to what is greater.

Proverbs 16:22

Learning is a fountain of life to one who possesses it. The doctrine of the foolish is senseless.

Proverbs 5:2

so that you may guard your thinking, and so that your lips may preserve discipline. Do not pay attention to the deceit of a woman.

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ live in you in abundance, with all wisdom, teaching and correcting one another, with psalms, hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing to God with the grace in your hearts.