Proverbs 16:21

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

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

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

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

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.

Bible in Basic English ☆

The wise-hearted will be named men of good sense: and by pleasing words learning is increased.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

Men call the wise and understanding evil: but they that are pleasing in speech shall hear more.

Darby Translation ☆

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

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

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

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

The wise in heart shall bee called prudent: and the sweetenesse of the lippes shall increase doctrine.

Noyes Bible ☆

The wise in heart shall be called intelligent, And sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

Leeser Tanakh ☆

The wise in heart is called a man of understanding; and the sweetness of the lips increaseth information.

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

The wise in heart is called a man of discernment; and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

King James Version ☆

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

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

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

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

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

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

Men call the wise and understanding evil: but they that are pleasing in speech shall hear more.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

Men call the wise and understanding evil: but they that are pleasing in speech shall hear more.

Majority Standard BIble ☆

The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.

Webster Bible ☆

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

Revised Version ☆

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

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

Men call the wise and understanding evil: But they that are pleasing in speech shall hear more.

World English Bible ☆

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

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

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

World English Bible British Edition ☆

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

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

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

World English Bible Classic ☆

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

World English Bible Updated ☆

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

World Messianic Bible ☆

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

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

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

Young's Literal Translation ☆

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

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

The chacham lev shall be called prudent, and the sweetness of the sfatayim (lips) adds to learning.

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

حَكِيمُ ٱلْقَلْبِ يُدْعَى فَهِيمًا، وَحَلَاوَةُ ٱلشَّفَتَيْنِ تَزِيدُ عِلْمًا.

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

လိမ္မာသော စိတ်သဘောရှိသောသူသည် ပညာ သတိရှိသည်ဟု ကျောက်စောရာသို့ရောက်တတ်၏။ ချိုသောစကားကို ပြောတတ်သော နှုတ်သတ္တိသည်လည်း ပညာအတတ်ကိုတိုးပွါးစေတတ်၏။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

လိမ္မာ သောစိတ် သဘောရှိသောသူသည် ပညာ သတိရှိသည်ဟု ကျော်စော ရာသို့ရောက်တတ်၏။ ချို သောစကားကို ပြောတတ်သော နှုတ် သတ္တိသည်လည်း ပညာ အတတ်ကိုတိုးပွါး စေတတ်၏။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Poekhaih palungha kami loe khopoek thaih kami ah oh; kahoih lokthui thaih pahni loe minawk han palunghahaih lok to patuk thaih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Lungbuei aka cueih te aka yakming la a khue uh tih, hmuilai dongkah olding loh rhingtuknah a thap.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Lungbuei aka cueih te aka yakming la a khue uh tih, hmuilai dongkah olding loh rhingtuknah a thap.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

心中有智慧，必称为通达人； 嘴中的甜言，加增人的学问。

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

心中有智慧，必稱為通達人； 嘴中的甜言，加增人的學問。

World Chinese Bible ☆

心中有智慧的，必称为明辨； 嘴唇的甘美增进教导。

Croatian Bible ☆

Mudar srcem naziva se razumnim i prijazne usne uvećavaju znanje.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Ten, kdož jest moudrého srdce, slove rozumný, a sladkost rtů přidává naučení.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Den vise kaldes forstandig, Læbernes Sødme øger Viden.

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

De wijze van hart zal verstandig genoemd worden; en de zoetheid der lippen zal de lering vermeerderen.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Een wijze geest wordt verstandig genoemd, Maar met goede woorden bereikt men nog meer.

Esperanto Bible ☆

Kiu havas prudentan koron, tiu estas nomata saĝulo; Kaj agrablaj paroloj plivalorigas la instruon.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

L’homme sage de cœur sera appelé intelligent, et la douceur des lèvres accroît la science.

French Ostervald Bible ☆

On appellera intelligent celui qui a un cœur sage; et la douceur des paroles augmente la science.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Celui qui est sage de cœur est appelé intelligent, Et la douceur des lèvres augmente le savoir.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Celui qui est sage de cœur sera appelé prudent. La douceur des lèvres favorise l'instruction.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Wer weisen Herzens ist, wird verständig genannt; und Süßigkeit der Lippen mehrt die Lehre.

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Ein Verständiger wird gerühmt für einen weisen Mann, und liebliche Reden lehren wohl.

German Textbibel ☆

Wer weises Herzens ist, wird ein Verständiger genannt, und die Süßigkeit der Lippen mehrt die Belehrung.

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Wer weisen Herzens ist, wird verständig genannt; und Süßigkeit der Lippen verstärkt die Belehrung.

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

τοὺς σοφοὺς καὶ συνετοὺς φαύλους καλοῦσιν, οἱ δὲ γλυκεῖς ἐν λόγῳ πλείονα ἀκούσονται.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Τοὺς σοφοὺς καὶ συνετοὺς φαύλους καλοῦσιν, οἱ δὲ γλυκεῖς ἐν λόγῳ πλείονα ἀκούσονται.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Lè yon moun gen bon konprann, yo di li gen lespri. Lè ou pale byen sa fè ou gen plis konesans.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

O ka mea naau akamai, e kapaia he naauao; Ma ka oluolu o na lehelehe e mahuahua ai ka ike.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

לַחֲכַם־לֵ֭ב יִקָּרֵ֣א נָבֹ֑ון וּמֶ֥תֶק שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם יֹסִ֥יף לֶֽקַח׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

לחכם לב יקרא נבון ומתק שפתים יסיף לקח׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

Il savio di cuore sarà chiamato intendente; E la dolcezza delle labbra aggiugnerà dottrina.

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

Il savio di cuore è chiamato intelligente, e la dolcezza delle labbra aumenta il sapere.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

心に知恵のある者は慎重な者と呼ばれ、 快い語り口は学びを増す。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

마음이 지혜로운 자가 명철하다 일컬음을 받고 입이 선한 자가 남의 학식을 더하게 하느니라

Kosraean Bible ☆

Sie mwet lalmwetmet akilenyuk ke etauk lal. Fin wo kas in luti lal, mwet uh ac insewowo in lutlut sel.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Qui sapiens est corde appellabitur prudens, et qui dulcis eloquio majora percipiet.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

هر‌که دل حکیم دارد فهیم خوانده می‌شود، و شیرینی لبها علم را می‌افزاید.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

O sábio de coração será chamado prudente. A doçura dos lábios promove a instrução.

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

O sábio de coração será chamado de prudente; e a doçura dos lábios aumentará a instrução.

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Cel înțelept în inimă se va numi chibzuit; și dulceața buzelor adaugă învățătură.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Чине аре о инимэ ынцеляптэ есте нумит причепут, дар дулчаца бузелор мэреште штиинца.

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Мудрый сердцем прозовется благоразумным, и сладкая речь прибавит к учению.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

Ko je mudrog srca, zove se razuman, a slast na usnama umnožava nauku.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Ко је мудрог срца, зове се разуман, а сласт на уснама умножава науку.

Mashi Bible ☆

Ow’omurhima mwîrhonzi ye baderha murhimanya, n’omutûdu omu binwa ye derha ebyayumvûbwa.

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

El sabio de corazón es llamado entendido: y la dulzura de labios aumentará la doctrina.

Spanish BLL ☆

El sabio de corazón es llamado prudente, y la dulzura de labios aumenta el saber.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

El sabio de corazón es llamado prudente, y la dulzura de labios aumenta el saber.

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

Los sabios de corazón serán llamados hombres de buen sentido; y con palabras amables, el aprendizaje aumenta.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

El sabio de corazón será llamado entendido, Y la dulzura de labios aumenta el saber.

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Revised West Version ☆

‌ʻE ui ʻakinautolu ʻoku loto poto ko e fakamākukanga; pea ʻoku tupu ʻae poto mei he loungutu ʻoku melie.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Розсудливим назвуть того, в кого мудре серце, та красномовність додасть ваги ученостї.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Розсудливим назвуть того, в кого мудре серце, та красномовність додасть ваги ученостї.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Ai có lòng khôn ngoan được gọi là thông sáng; Lời dịu dàng gia thêm sự tri thức.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

לַחֲכַם־לֵ֭ב יִקָּרֵ֣א נָב֑וֹן וּמֶ֥תֶק שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם יֹסִ֥יף לֶֽקַח׃