Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 18:15
15A discerning heart gains knowledge, the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Proverbs 18:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
- New International Version (NIV)The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out.
- English Standard Version (ESV)An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The heart of the prudent acquires knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Context of Proverbs 18:15
13One who answers before listening— that is his folly and his shame. 14One’s spirit sustains him through illness, but who can bear a crushed spirit? A discerning heart gains knowledge, the ear of the wise seeks knowledge. 16A man’s gift makes room for him, and leads him before great men. 17The first to state his case seems just, until another comes and cross-examines him.
Read all of Proverbs 18Proverbs 18:15 word by word
לֵ֣ב נָ֭בוֹן יִקְנֶה־דָּ֑עַת וְאֹ֥זֶן חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים תְּבַקֶּשׁ־דָּֽעַת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 18:15
- Proverbs 1:5(let the wise listen and increase learning and the discerning obtain wise counsel)
- Proverbs 4:5Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
- Proverbs 9:9Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still. Teach a righteous man and he will increase in learning.
- Proverbs 10:14Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool is near ruin.
- Proverbs 15:14A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
- 1 Kings 3:9So give Your servant a mind of understanding to judge Your people, to discern between good and evil—for who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”
- Psalms 119:97O how I love Your Torah! It is my meditation all day.
- Luke 8:8And other seed fell into the good soil; and when it came up, it produced fruit a hundredfold.” While saying these things, He would call out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
- Luke 10:39She had a sister called Miriam, who was seated at the Master’s feet, listening to His teaching.
- 2 Timothy 3:15and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings that are able to make you wise, leading to salvation through trusting in Messiah Yeshua.
- James 1:5But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all without hesitation and without reproach; and it will be given to him.
Commentaries on Proverbs 18:15
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15With the wise and prudent there is no loss of time. “Heart” and “ear” - the mind working within, or gathering from without materials for its thought - are, through this channel or that, ever gaining knowledge.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15Verse 15 We must get knowledge, not only into our heads, but into our hearts.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. (Compare Pr 1:5, 15, 31).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 18
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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