Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise shall disseminate knowledge. The heart of the foolish will be dissimilar.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
In Context
6The house of the just has very great strength. And in the fruits of the impious, there is disorder.
8The sacrifices of the impious are abominable to the Lord. The vows of the just are appeasing.
Cross References
Psalms 78:2They have placed the dead bodies of your servants as food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of your saints for the beasts of the earth.
Proverbs 5:2so that you may guard your thinking, and so that your lips may preserve discipline. Do not pay attention to the deceit of a woman.
Proverbs 10:21The lips of the just instruct many. But those who are unlearned shall die in destitution of heart.
Ecclesiastes 10:2The heart of a wise man is in his right hand, and the heart of a foolish man is in his left hand.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:7
6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble. Note, 1. Where righteousness is riches are, and the comforts of them: In the house of the righteous is much treasure. Religion teaches men to be diligent, temperate, and just, and by these means, ordinarily, the estate is increased. But that is not all: God blesses the habitation of the just, and that blessing makes rich without trouble. Or, if there be not much of this world's goods, yet where there is grace there is… Read the whole commentary →