New English Translation
Proverbs 15:7
7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.
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 whoever heeds reproof shows good sense. 6In the house of the righteous is abundant wealth, but the income of the wicked brings trouble. The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools. 8The Lord abhors the sacrifices of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him. 9The Lord abhors the way of the wicked, but he loves those who pursue righteousness.
Read all of Proverbs 15Proverbs 15:7 word by word
שִׂפְתֵ֣י חֲ֭כָמִים יְזָ֣רוּ דָ֑עַת וְלֵ֖ב כְּסִילִ֣ים לֹא־כֵֽן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 15:7
- Psalms 37:30The godly speak wise words and promote justice.
- Psalms 45:2You are the most handsome of all men! You speak in an impressive and fitting manner! For this reason God grants you continual blessings.
- Psalms 51:13Then I will teach rebels your merciful ways, and sinners will turn to you.
- Psalms 71:15I will tell about your justice, and all day long proclaim your salvation, though I cannot fathom its full extent.
- Psalms 78:2I will sing a song that imparts wisdom; I will make insightful observations about the past.
- Psalms 119:13With my lips I proclaim all the regulations you have revealed.
- Ecclesiastes 12:9Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught knowledge to the people; he carefully evaluated and arranged many proverbs.
- Matthew 10:27What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.
- Matthew 28:18Then Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
- Mark 16:15He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
- Acts 18:9The Lord said to Paul by a vision in the night, “Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent,
- Romans 10:14How are they to call on one they have not believed in? And how are they to believe in one they have not heard of? And how are they to hear without someone preaching to them?
- Romans 15:18For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in order to bring about the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,
- Ephesians 4:29You must let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for the building up of the one in need, that it may give grace to those who hear.
- 2 Timothy 2:2And entrust what you heard me say in the presence of many others as witnesses to faithful people who will be competent to teach others as well.
- Proverbs 10:20What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.
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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