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22 A fountain of life is wisdom for its owner,[a]
    but the instruction[b] of fools is folly.
23 The heart[c] of the wise will make his mouth judicious,
    and upon his lips, it[d] will add persuasiveness.
24 Pleasant sayings are a honeycomb,
    sweetness to the soul and healing to the bones.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:22 Or “master”
  2. Proverbs 16:22 Or “punishment”
  3. Proverbs 16:23 Or “mind”
  4. Proverbs 16:23 Or “he”