Proverbs 15:14
An insightful mind looks for knowledge, but stupid people feed on foolishness.
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13If you're happy inside, you'll have a cheerful face, but if you're sad, you look crushed.
15The life of poor people is hard, but if you stay cheerful, it's a continual feast.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:6Solomon replied, “You showed your servant David, my father, great trustworthy love because he lived his life before you with faithfulness, doing what was right and committed to principle. You have continued to show this great trustworthy love by giving him a son to sit on his throne to this day.
Psalms 119:100I even understand more than the elders because I follow your directions.
Proverbs 9:9Educate the wise and they'll become even wiser; teach those who live right and they will increase their learning.
Proverbs 18:15An intelligent mind acquires knowledge; the wise are ready to hear knowledge.
Isaiah 44:20He is feeding on ashes, seduced by the deceptive thinking of his mind. He can't save himself, and he doesn't even ask, “Isn't this idol I'm holding just a lie?”
Acts 17:11The people there had a better attitude than those in Thessalonica in that they were very quick to accept the word, and every day they examined the Scriptures to make sure what they were told was right.
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 →