21The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant words promote instruction.


In Context

18 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.

19 Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.

20 Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord .

21 The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant words promote instruction.

22 Understanding is a fountain of life to those who have it, but folly brings punishment to fools.

23 A wise man's heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction.

Proverbs 16:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:21The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:21The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and he that is sweet in words shall attain to greater things.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:21The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:21The wise in heart is called intelligent, and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:21The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:21The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:21The wise in heart shall be called prudent. Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:21To the wise in heart is called, 'Intelligent,' And sweetness of lips increaseth learning.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:21The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increases learning.