Proverbs 16:23

The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth ,.... That is, a man that is wise in heart, as in Proverbs 16:21 ; his heart will teach his mouth what to say, when to say it, and before whom; it will prompt him to matter, that he shall not be at a loss what to say, nor how to say; it will furnish him with words and things; out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh, Matthew 12:34 ;

and addeth learning to his lips : so that he does not deliver out mere words, but solid learning along with them, instructive to himself and others. The Targum is,

"and by his lips he addeth doctrine;'

or increases knowledge.