Proverbs 16:21 Context

◄ Proverbs 16:21 ►

The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.

Context

21The wise in heart will be called understanding,
And sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.

22Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it,
But the discipline of fools is folly.

23The heart of the wise instructs his mouth
And adds persuasiveness to his lips.

24Pleasant words are a honeycomb,
Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

25There is a way which seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.

26A worker’s appetite works for him,
For his hunger urges him on.

27A worthless man digs up evil,
While his words are like scorching fire.

28A perverse man spreads strife,
And a slanderer separates intimate friends.

29A man of violence entices his neighbor
And leads him in a way that is not good.

30He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things;
He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.

31A gray head is a crown of glory;
It is found in the way of righteousness.

32He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.

33The lot is cast into the lap,
But its every decision is from the LORD.

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