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Proverbs 15:7
7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The lips of the wise give good advice; the heart of a fool has none to give.
Context of Proverbs 15:7
5A fool spurns a parent’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence. 6The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings ruin. The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright. 8The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him. 9The Lord detests 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 mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and their tongues speak what is just.
- Psalms 45:2You are the most excellent of men and your lips have been anointed with grace, since God has blessed you forever.
- Psalms 51:13Then I will teach transgressors your ways, so that sinners will turn back to you.
- Psalms 71:15My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds, of your saving acts all day long— though I know not how to relate them all.
- Psalms 78:2I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from of old—
- Psalms 119:13With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth.
- Ecclesiastes 12:9Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also imparted knowledge to the people. He pondered and searched out and set in order many proverbs.
- Matthew 10:27What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs.
- Matthew 28:18Then Jesus came to them and said, “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 all creation.
- Acts 18:9One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent.
- Romans 10:14How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?
- Romans 15:18I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done—
- Ephesians 4:29Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
- 2 Timothy 2:2And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.
- Proverbs 10:20The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked 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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