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

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.

⁴ The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary: he wakens morning by morning, he wakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.

⁴⁶ The officers answered, "No man ever spoke like this man!"

²² All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, "Isn't this Joseph's son?"

⁷ The lips of the wise spread knowledge; Not so with the heart of fools.

² You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, Therefore God has blessed you forever.

¹² behold, I have done according to your word: behold, I have given you a wise and an understanding heart; so that there has been none like you before you, neither after you shall any arise like you.

⁹ Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; So does earnest counsel from a man's friend.

¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise, Then my heart will be glad, even mine:

⁸ The wise in heart accept commandments, But a chattering fool will fall.

¹⁷ But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

¹⁹ For your obedience has become known to all. I rejoice therefore over you. But I desire to have you wise in that which is good, but innocent in that which is evil.

¹⁰ The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.