Proverbs 16:22

Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it,.... "The master" or "owner of it" (k). As he only is to whom an understanding is given; for, whatever understanding men may have of natural…

Wellspring of life - Compare Pro 10:11 note. “the instruction of fools” Not that which they give, but that which they receive. Compare Pro 14:24. “Folly” is its own all-sufficient punishment.

Note, 1. There is always some good to be gotten by a wise and good man: His understanding is a well-spring of life to him, which always flows and can never be drawn dry; he has something to say upon…

unto him that hath it. Elsewhere the thought is of the benefit conferred upon others:

"The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life";

"The law (or teaching) of the wise is a fountain of life";

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