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Proverbes 16:23

Listen to Proverbes 16:23
23 Celui qui est sage de coeur manifeste la sagesse par sa bouche, Et l'accroissement de son savoir paraît sur ses lèvres.

Proverbes 16:23 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 16:23

The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth
That is, a man that is wise in heart, as in ( Proverbs 16:21 ) ; his heart will teach his mouth what to say, when to say it, and before whom; it will prompt him to matter, that he shall not be at a loss what to say, nor how to say; it will furnish him with words and things; out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh, ( Matthew 12:34 ) ; and addeth learning to his lips:
so that he does not deliver out mere words, but solid learning along with them, instructive to himself and others. The Targum is,

``and by his lips he addeth doctrine;''
or increases knowledge.
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Proverbes 16:23 In-Context

21 Celui qui est sage de coeur est appelé intelligent, Et la douceur des lèvres augmente le savoir.
22 La sagesse est une source de vie pour celui qui la possède; Et le châtiment des insensés, c'est leur folie.
23 Celui qui est sage de coeur manifeste la sagesse par sa bouche, Et l'accroissement de son savoir paraît sur ses lèvres.
24 Les paroles agréables sont un rayon de miel, Douces pour l'âme et salutaires pour le corps.
25 Telle voie paraît droite à un homme, Mais son issue, c'est la voie de la mort.
The Louis Segond 1910 is in the public domain.

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