Proverbs 16:23

Hebrew	לֵ֣בplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigלֵב hebrew Meaning: * The heart * Used figuratively for the feelings, the will and even the intellect * The centre of anything Noun, masculine (although conceptually neutral, being used for both men and women). Occurs nearly 600 times in the Old Testament.1 Samuel 25:37Genesis 6:5Exodus 8:151 Samuel 24:51 Samuel 16:7Jeremiah 17:9Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 6:5Deuteronomy 6:5Psalm 9:1 (NIV)(verse 2 in the Hebrew Bible)Deuteronomy 6:5Genesis 6:51 Samuel 1:13Psalm 95:10Deuteronomy 6:5… חָ֭כָם יַשְׂכִּ֣יל פִּ֑יהוּ וְעַל שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו יֹסִ֥יף לֶֽקַח
ESV	The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
NIV	A wise man's heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction.
NLT	From a wise mind comes wise speech; the words of the wise are persuasive.
LXX	καρδία σοφοῦ νοήσει τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό greek Meaning: * The The definite article. Forms Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ ἀπὸ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό greek Meaning: * The The definite article. Forms Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ ἰδίου στόματος ἐπὶ δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. χείλεσιν φορέσει ἐπιγνωμοσύνην
KJV	The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

^{Proverbs 16:22 ← Proverbs 16:23 → Proverbs 16:24}

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