Proverbs 16:21–32 · BSB
16:21
The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
16:22
Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
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16:23
The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
16:24
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
16:25
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
16:26
A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.
16:27
A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
16:28
A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
16:29
A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
16:30
He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.
16:31
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.
16:32
He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
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