Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise are bound by discretion: but the hearts of the foolish are not safe.
LXX2012 (US English)
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 houses of the righteous is much strength: but the fruits of the ungodly shall perish.
Cross References
Psalms 78:2They have given the dead bodies of your servants to be food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of your holy ones for the wild beasts of the earth. 1
Proverbs 5:2that you may keep good understanding, and the discretion of my lips gives you a charge. Give no heed to a worthless woman;
Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous know sublime truths: but the foolish die in lack.
Ecclesiastes 10:2A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart 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 →