Proverbs 18:15
A wise heart possesseth knowledge, & a prudent eare seeketh vnderstanding.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
In Context
14A good stomacke beareth out sickenesse: but the minde beyng sicke, who shall heale it?
16A mans gyft maketh an open way, to bryng hym before great men.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:5A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,
Proverbs 4:7The chiefe poynt of wysdome, is to possesse wysdome: and before all thy goodes to get thee vnderstanding.
Proverbs 10:14Wyse men lay vp knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is nye destruction.
Proverbs 23:23Purchase trueth, wysdome, nurture, and vnderstanding, and sell them not.
Luke 10:39And this woman had a sister called Marie, whiche also sate at Iesus feete, and hearde his worde.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:15
Miscellaneous Maxims. 14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear? Note, 1. Outward grievances are tolerable as long as the mind enjoys itself and is at ease. Many infirmities, many calamities, we are liable to in this world, in body, name, and estate, which a man may bear, and bear up under, if he have but good conduct and courage, and be able to act with reason and resolution, especially if he have a good conscience, and the testimony of that be for him; and, if the… Read the whole commentary →