Proverbs 15:14
The heart of the intelligent seeks knowledge, || And the mouth of fools enjoys folly.
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In Context
13A joyful heart makes the face glad, || And the spirit is struck by grief of heart.
15All the days of the afflicted [are] evil, || And gladness of heart [is] a perpetual banquet.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:6And Solomon says, “You have done with Your servant, my father David, great kindness, as he walked before You in truth and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with You, and You keep this great kindness for him, and give to him a son sitting on his throne, as [at] this day.
Psalms 119:100Above elderly—I understand more, || For I have kept Your precepts.
Proverbs 9:9Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, || Make known to the righteous, || And he increases learning.
Proverbs 18:15The heart of the intelligent gets knowledge, || And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Isaiah 44:20Feeding on ashes, the heart is deceived, || It has turned him aside, || And he does not deliver his soul, nor says: “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
Acts 17:11and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Writings every day [to see] whether those things were so;
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 →