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Proverbs 16:23

NETBible	A wise person’s heart¹ makes his speech wise² and it adds persuasiveness³ to his words.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Pro 16:23	A wise man’s heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 16:23	The heart of the wise instructs his mouth And adds persuasiveness to his lips.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 16:23	From a wise mind comes wise speech; the words of the wise are persuasive.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 16:23	They make a lot of sense, these wise folks; whenever they speak, their reputation increases.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 16:23	The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 16:23	The mind of the wise makes their speech judicious, and adds persuasiveness to their lips.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 16:23	The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, And adds learning to his lips.
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KJV	The heart <03820> of the wise <02450> teacheth <07919> (8686) his mouth <06310>_, and addeth <03254> (8686) learning <03948> to his lips <08193>_. {teacheth: Heb. maketh wise}
NASB © biblegateway Pro 16:23	The heart <03820> of the wise <02450> instructs <07919> his mouth <06310> And adds <03254> persuasiveness <03948> to his lips <08193> .
LXXM	kardia <2588> N-NSF sofou <4680> A-GSM nohsei <3539> V-FAI-3S ta <3588> T-APN apo <575> PREP tou <3588> T-GSN idiou <2398> A-GSN stomatov <4750> N-GSN epi <1909> PREP de <1161> PRT ceilesin <5491> N-DPN foresei <5409> V-FAI-3S epignwmosunhn {N-ASF}
NET [draft] ITL	A wise <02450> person’s heart <03820> makes his speech <06310> wise <07919> and it adds <03254> persuasiveness <03948> to <05921> his words <08193> .
HEBREW	xql <03948> Pyoy <03254> wytpv <08193> lew <05921> whyp <06310> lykvy <07919> Mkx <02450> bl (16:23) <03820>

NETBible

A wise person’s heart¹ makes his speech wise² and it adds persuasiveness³ to his words.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn Or “mind” (cf. NCV, NRSV, NLT).

²tn Heb “makes wise his mouth,” with “mouth” being a metonymy of cause for what is said: “speech.”

³sn Those who are wise say wise things. The proverb uses synthetic parallelism: The first line asserts that the wise heart ensures that what is said is wise, and the second line adds that such a person increases the reception of what is said.

⁴tn Heb “to his lips.” The term “lips” functions as a metonymy of cause for what is said.