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Proverbs 16:23

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Understanding [is] a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools [is] folly.	The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.	Pleasant words [are as] an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The heart^H3820 of the wise^H2450 teacheth^H7919 his mouth^H6310, and addeth^H3254 learning^H3948 to his lips^H8193.

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Original Hebrew

לֵב חָכָם יַשְׂכִּיל פִּיהוּ וְעַלשְׂ־פָתָיו יֹסִיף לֶקַח׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
לֵ֣ב	lev	H3820	HNcmsa	(the) heart of
חָ֭כָם	Cha.khom	H2450	HAamsa	a wise (person)
יַשְׂכִּ֣יל	yas.Kil	H7919	HVhi3ms	it gives insight to
פִּ֑י/הוּ	Pi./hu	H6310	HNcmsc/Sp3ms	mouth/ his
וְ/עַל	ve./'a.lS-	H5921	HC/R	and/ to
שְׂ֝פָתָ֗י/ו	Se.fa.Ta/v	H8193	HNcfdc/Sp3ms	lips/ his
יֹסִ֥יף	yo.Sif	H3254	HVhi3ms	it adds
לֶֽקַח	Le.kach	H3948	HNcmsa	teaching

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H2450 — חָכָם (châkâm, khaw-kawm'): from חָכַם; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful); cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).
• H3254 — יָסַף (yâçaph, yaw-saf'): a primitive root; to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing); add, [idiom] again, [idiom] any more, [idiom] cease, [idiom] come more, [phrase] conceive again, continue, exceed, [idiom] further, [idiom] gather together, get more, give more-over, [idiom] henceforth, increase (more and more), join, [idiom] longer (bring, do, make, much, put), [idiom] (the, much, yet) more (and more), proceed (further), prolong, put, be (strong-) er, [idiom] yet, yield.
• H3820 — לֵב (lêb, labe): a form of לֵבָב; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything; [phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom] themselves, [idiom] unawares, understanding, [idiom] well, willingly, wisdom.
• H3948 — לֶקַח (leqach, leh'-kakh): from לָקַח; properly, something received, i.e. (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer); also (in an active and sinister sense) inveiglement; doctrine, learning, fair speech.
• H6310 — פֶּה (peh, peh): from פָּאָה; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word.
• H7919 — שָׂכַל (sâkal, saw-kal'): a primitive root; to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent; consider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill(-ful), have good success, teach, (have, make to) understand(-ing), wisdom, (be, behave self, consider, make) wise(-ly), guide wittingly.
• H8193 — שָׂפָה (sâphâh, saw-faw'): or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת; probably from סָפָה or שָׁפָה through the idea of termination (compare סוֹף); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.); band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• heart — Psalms 37:30-31, Psalms 45:1, Proverbs 15:28, Proverbs 22:17-18, Matthew 12:34-35, Colossians 3:16

Reciprocal references (5): Job 4:4, Job 8:10, Proverbs 5:2, Proverbs 16:21, Proverbs 27:9

Related Topics

• Nave’s: SPEAKING, WISDOM

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