Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise scatter knowledge; but the heart of fools is not reliable.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
In Context
6In the house of the righteous there is much treasure; but in the income of the wicked is trouble.
Cross References
Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh what is just.
Psalms 51:13(51:15) I will teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall return unto thee.
Psalms 78:2I will open with a parable my mouth: I will utter riddles out of ancient times;
Proverbs 5:2That thou mayest observe discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die through lack of sense.
Ecclesiastes 10:2The heart of a wise man is at his right hand; but the heart of a fool is at his 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 →