Proverbs 16:23

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You can persuade others if you are wise and speak sensibly.

Cross References

Job 15:2

Job, if you had any sense, you would stop spreading all this hot air.

Job 8:10

But they will instruct you with great understanding.

Psalm 45:1

My thoughts are filled with beautiful words for the king, and I will use my voice as a writer would use pen and ink.

Proverbs 15:28

Good people think before they answer, but the wicked speak evil without ever thinking.

Proverbs 15:7

Words of wisdom make good sense; the thoughts of a fool make no sense at all.

Proverbs 16:21

Good judgment proves that you are wise, and if you speak kindly, you can teach others.

Proverbs 16:22

Good sense is a fountain that gives life, but fools are punished by their foolishness.

Proverbs 5:2

you will have sound judgment, and you will always know the right thing to say.

Colossians 3:16

Let the message about Christ completely fill your lives, while you use all your wisdom to teach and instruct each other. With thankful hearts, sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.