21 The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 16:21
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Sovereignty, Humility, Justice, and the Wise Path
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over plans and motives, to justice in royal rule, to the superiority of wisdom and humility, to gracious speech and the warning against self-deceived paths, to destructive speech and violent companionship, and finally to patience, self-control, and the LORD's final governance.
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Verse 21
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The wise לַחֲכַם־ H2450 Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular construct in heart לֵ֭ב H3820 Noun - masculine singular are called יִקָּרֵ֣א H7121 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular discerning נָב֑וֹן H995 Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular and pleasant וּמֶ֥תֶק H4986 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct speech שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם H8193 Noun - fd promotes יֹסִ֥יף H3254 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular instruction לֶֽקַח׃ H3948 Noun - masculine singular