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Proverbs 16:22 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly. "

Proverbs 16:22

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20 He who heeds the Word finds prosperity. Whoever trusts in the LORD is blessed.

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

22 Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.

23 The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.

24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

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There is always good to be gained from a wise and good person. His understanding is like a spring of life to him, always flowing and never running dry. He has something useful to say in every situation, and he can draw out both old and new things from his store of wisdom. At the very least, his understanding brings him deep satisfaction, because his own thoughts feed and strengthen him, even if they do not help others.

There is nothing good to gain from a fool. Even his instructions, his careful speeches, are still foolish, because they are like him and lead others toward the same emptiness. When he tries his best, it is still only foolishness. Even the ordinary talk of a wise person is better than a fool’s most serious teaching, even if the fool sits in Moses’s seat, meaning in a place of authority for teaching.

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"The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth."

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Proverbs 16:1

"The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD."

Proverbs 16:2

"All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the motives."

Proverbs 16:3

"Commit your deeds to the LORD, and your plans shall succeed."

Proverbs 16:4

"The LORD has made everything for its own end— yes, even the wicked for the day of evil."

Proverbs 16:5

"Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; they shall certainly not be unpunished."

Proverbs 16:6

"By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of the LORD men depart from evil."

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