Spreuken 16:23

Gereviseerde Leidse Vertaling

Des wijzen hart maakt zijn mond verstandig, en vermeerdert de lering op zijn lippen.

Parallel Translations

Gereviseerde Lutherse Vertaling
Een wijs hart spreekt verstandig, en bevordert de kennis.

Staten Vertaling
Het hart eens wijzen maakt zijn mond verstandig, en zal op zijn lippen de lering vermeerderen.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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

teacheth: Heb. maketh wise

Reciprocal: Job 4:4 - upholden Job 8:10 - utter words Proverbs 5:2 - thy lips Proverbs 16:21 - wise Proverbs 27:9 - so

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 16:23. The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth — He has a wise heart; he speaks as it dictates; and therefore his speeches are all speeches of wisdom.