Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
Berean Standard Bible
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 righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble.
8The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Cross References
Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
Psalms 51:13Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will return to You.
Psalms 78:2I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,
Proverbs 5:2that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
Ecclesiastes 10:2A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.
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 →