Proverbs 16:21
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
2450 [e]לַחֲכַם־
la-ḥă-ḵam-
The wisePrep-l, Art | Adj-msc
3820 [e]לֵ֭ב
lêḇ
in heartN-ms
7121 [e]יִקָּרֵ֣א
yiq-qā-rê
will be calledV-Nifal-Imperf-3ms
995 [e]נָב֑וֹן
nā-ḇō-wn;
prudentV-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms
4986 [e]וּמֶ֥תֶק
ū-me-ṯeq
and sweetnessConj-w | N-msc
8193 [e]שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם
p̄ā-ṯa-yim,
of the lipsN-fd
3254 [e]יֹסִ֥יף
yō-sîp̄
increasesV-Hifil-Imperf-3ms
3948 [e]לֶֽקַח׃
le-qaḥ.
learningN-ms





















Hebrew Texts
משלי 16:21 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
לַחֲכַם־לֵ֭ב יִקָּרֵ֣א נָבֹ֑ון וּמֶ֥תֶק פָתַ֗יִם יֹסִ֥יף לֶֽקַח׃

משלי 16:21 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
לחכם־לב יקרא נבון ומתק פתים יסיף לקח׃

משלי 16:21 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
לחכם־לב יקרא נבון ומתק פתים יסיף לקח׃

משלי 16:21 Hebrew Bible
לחכם לב יקרא נבון ומתק שפתים יסיף לקח׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The wise in heart will be called understanding, And sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Anyone with a wise heart is called discerning, and pleasant speech increases learning.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

wise

Proverbs 16:23 The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.

Proverbs 10:8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

Proverbs 23:15 My son, if your heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

1 Kings 3:12 Behold, I have done according to your words: see, I have given you …

Romans 16:19 For your obedience is come abroad to all men. I am glad therefore …

James 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, …

the sweetness

Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Proverbs 15:7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish …

Proverbs 27:9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so does the sweetness of …

Psalm 45:2 You are fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into your …

Ecclesiastes 12:10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which …

Isaiah 50:4 The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of the learned, that I should …

Luke 4:22 And all bore him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which …

John 7:46 The officers answered, Never man spoke like this man.

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