23 The 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 heart לֵ֣ב H3820 Noun - masculine singular of the wise [man] חָ֭כָם H2450 Adjective - masculine singular instructs יַשְׂכִּ֣יל H7919 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular his mouth פִּ֑יהוּ H6310 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and adds יֹסִ֥יף H3254 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular persuasiveness לֶֽקַח׃ H3948 Noun - masculine singular to וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition his lips שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו H8193 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular