Proverbs 16:21
The wise in heart shall be called prudent. Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.
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- Proverbs 16:23–24 The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips. Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
- Proverbs 15:7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.
- Isaiah 50:4 The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary. He awakens morning by morning, he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.