New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 15:7
7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, But the hearts of fools are not so.
Proverbs 15:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
- New International Version (NIV)The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the hearts of fools.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, But the heart of the fool does not do so.
Context of Proverbs 15:7
5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, But he who regards reproof is sensible. 6Great wealth is in the house of the righteous, But trouble is in the income of the wicked. The lips of the wise spread knowledge, But the hearts of fools are not so. 8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But the prayer of the upright is His delight. 9The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But He loves one who pursues righteousness.
Read all of Proverbs 15Proverbs 15:7 word by word
שִׂפְתֵ֣י חֲ֭כָמִים יְזָ֣רוּ דָ֑עַת וְלֵ֖ב כְּסִילִ֣ים לֹא־כֵֽן׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 15:7
- Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And his tongue speaks justice.
- Psalms 45:2You are fairer than the sons of men; Grace is poured upon Your lips; Therefore God has blessed You forever.
- Psalms 51:13Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners will be converted to You.
- Psalms 71:15My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And of Your salvation all day long; For I do not know the sum of them.
- Psalms 78:2I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,
- Psalms 119:13With my lips I have told of All the ordinances of Your mouth.
- Ecclesiastes 12:9In addition to being a wise man, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, searched out and arranged many proverbs.
- Matthew 10:27What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.
- Matthew 28:18And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
- Mark 16:15And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
- Acts 18:9And the Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, “Do not be afraid any longer, but go on speaking and do not be silent;
- Romans 10:14How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher?
- Romans 15:18For I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me, resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed,
- Ephesians 4:29Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.
- 2 Timothy 2:2The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.
- Proverbs 10:20The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver, The heart of the wicked is worth little.
Commentaries on Proverbs 15:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Not so - The word translated “so” is taken by some in its etymological force as “strong,” “firm,” and the passage is rendered “the heart of the fool disperseth (supplied from the first clause) what is weak and unsteady,” i. e., “falsehood and unwisdom.” The Septuagint takes it as an adjective, “the heart of the fool is unstedfast.” The phrase as it stands in the King James Version is, however, of frequent occurrence Genesis 48:18; Exodus 10:11; Numbers…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7Verse 7 We use knowledge aright when we disperse it; but the heart of the foolish has nothing to disperse that is good.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. (Compare Pr 10:20, 21). heart ... not so--not right, or vain.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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