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Chapter 16
Verse 21
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Proverbs 16

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

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Proverbs 16:21. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 49
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

לַחֲכַם־לֵ֭ב יִקָּרֵ֣א נָב֑וֹן וּמֶ֥תֶק שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם יֹסִ֥יף לֶֽקַח׃

8 word entries
לַחֲכַם
Lemma
l/2450
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + adjective
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H2450
Occurrences
12
לֵ֭ב
Lemma
3820 a
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3820
Occurrences
463
יִקָּרֵ֣א
Lemma
7121
Morphology
Hebrew: verb niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H7121
Occurrences
350
נָב֑וֹן
Lemma
995
Morphology
Hebrew: verb niphal participle active
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H995
Occurrences
122
וּמֶ֥תֶק
Lemma
c/4986
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + noun common masculine singular construct
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H4986
Occurrences
2
שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם
Lemma
8193
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine dual absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H8193
Occurrences
144
יֹסִ֥יף
Lemma
3254
Morphology
Hebrew: verb hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H3254
Occurrences
132
לֶֽקַח
Lemma
3948
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3948
Occurrences
9
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

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

13 word entries
Τοὺς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
σοφοὺς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
sophoys
Morphology
accusative plural masculine or genitive singular neuter pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
15
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
συνετοὺς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
synetoys
Morphology
accusative plural masculine or genitive singular neuter pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
5
φαύλους
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
phayloys
Morphology
nominative masculine/feminine singular or accusative plural pattern depending on context
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
1
καλοῦσιν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
kaloysin
Morphology
verb, present/future active indicative, 3rd plural
Gloss
they ...
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
3
οἱ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
δὲ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
δέ
Transliteration
de
Morphology
postpositive conjunction/particle
Gloss
but, and, now
Part of Speech
conjunction/particle
Definition
Postpositive connective conjunction.
Occurrences
4634
γλυκεῖς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
glykeis
Morphology
Greek -εις form; likely verb 2nd singular or plural noun/adjective depending on context
Gloss
form requires context
Part of Speech
verb/noun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
1
ἐν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἐν
Transliteration
en
Morphology
preposition with dative
Gloss
in, among, with
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Preposition commonly taking the dative.
Strong's
G1722
Occurrences
13086
λόγῳ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
logo
Morphology
noun, masculine dative singular
Gloss
word, matter
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Word, speech, account, matter, or reason.
Strong's
G3056
Occurrences
1103
πλείονα
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
pleiona
Morphology
nominative/accusative neuter plural or feminine nominative singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
12
ἀκούσονται
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
akoysontai
Morphology
verb, future middle indicative, 3rd plural
Gloss
they will ...
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
14
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܚܟܝܡ ܠܒܐ ܝܕܥ ܣܘܟܠܐ ܘܕܚ̈ܠܝܢ ܣ̈ܦܘܬܗ ܡܘܣܦ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ

8 word entries
ܚܟܝܡ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
hkym
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
19
ܠܒܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܠܒܐ
Transliteration
lb'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
95
ܝܕܥ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܝܕܥ
Transliteration
yd'
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
215
ܣܘܟܠܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
swkl'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
26
ܘܕܚ̈ܠܝܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wdhlyn
Morphology
possible plural/participle or finite verbal ending; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
2
ܣ̈ܦܘܬܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
spwth
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
22
ܡܘܣܦ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
mwsp
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
16
ܝܘܠܦܢܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
ywlpn'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
7
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

חַכִּים לִבָּא יִתְקְרֵי סוּכְלָתָנָא וּדְחַלְיָן סִפְוָתֵיהּ מוֹסִיף אוּלְפָנָא׃

8 word entries
חַכִּים
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
chkym
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
42
לִבָּא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
לבא
Transliteration
lb'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
168
יִתְקְרֵי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
ytqry
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
15
סוּכְלָתָנָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
swkltn'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
12
וּדְחַלְיָן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wdchlyn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
8
סִפְוָתֵיהּ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
spwtyh
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
8
מוֹסִיף
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
mwsyp
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
9
אוּלְפָנָא׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'wlpn'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
24
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

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

12 word entries
qui
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
qui
Transliteration
qui
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
15011
sapiens
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sapiens
Transliteration
sapiens
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
208
corde
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
cor
Transliteration
corde
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1028
est
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
est
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
appellabitur
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
appello
Transliteration
appellabitur
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
71
prudens
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
prudens
Transliteration
prudens
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
60
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
qui
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
qui
Transliteration
qui
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
15011
dulcis
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
dulcis
Transliteration
dulcis
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
32
eloquio
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
eloquio
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
56
maiora
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
magnus
Transliteration
maiora
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
1017
percipiet
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
percipiet
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
33

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Isaiah 50:4

The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth my ear to hear as the learned.

6 relevance votes

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise diffuse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

6 relevance votes

Proverbs 27:9

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

5 relevance votes

James 3:17

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

4 relevance votes

John 7:46

The officers answered, Never man spoke like this man.

3 relevance votes

Luke 4:22

And all bore him testimony, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

3 relevance votes

Proverbs 10:8

The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

2 relevance votes

Proverbs 23:15

My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

2 relevance votes

Ecclesiastes 12:10

The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

2 relevance votes

1 Kings 3:12

Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there hath been none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like to thee.

2 relevance votes

Psalms 45:2

Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.

2 relevance votes

Romans 16:19

For your obedience is come abroad to all men . I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise to that which is good, and simple concerning evil.

1 relevance votes
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