Proverbs 15:14
The heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng doth seke knowledge: but the mouth of fooles is fed with foolishnesse.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
In Context
13A mery heart maketh a chearfull countenaunce: but by the sorowe of the heart the mynde is heauy.
15All the dayes of the poore are miserable: but a quiet heart is a continuall feast.
Cross References
Proverbs 9:9Geue a discrete man but an occasion, and he wyll be the wyser: teache a righteous man, and he wyll encrease in knowledge.
Proverbs 18:15A wise heart possesseth knowledge, & a prudent eare seeketh vnderstanding.
Isaiah 44:20Thus doth he but lose his labour, and his heart whiche is deceaued doth turne hym aside, so that none of them can haue a free conscience to thinke, Do not I erre?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:14
13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. Here, 1. Harmless mirth is recommended to us, as that which contributes to the health of the body, making men lively and fit for business, and to the acceptableness of the conversation, making the face to shine and rendering us pleasant one to another. A cheerful spirit, under the government of wisdom and grace, is a great ornament to religion, puts a further lustre upon the beauty of holiness, and makes men the more… Read the whole commentary →