23The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 16:23
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 23
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The heartלֵ֣בH3820Noun - masculine singularof the wise [man]חָ֭כָםH2450Adjective - masculine singularinstructsיַשְׂכִּ֣ילH7919Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularhis mouthפִּ֑יהוּH6310Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand addsיֹסִ֥יףH3254Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularpersuasivenessלֶֽקַח׃H3948Noun - masculine singulartoוְעַל־H5921Conjunctive waw | Prepositionhis lipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוH8193Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular