Proverbs 15:7
The sfatayim (lips) of chachamim disperse da'as, 1 but the lev of kesilim doeth not so. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 bais of the tzaddik is much treasure, 1 but in the revenues of the rashah is trouble. 1
Cross References
Psalms 37:30The mouth of the tzaddik speaketh chochmah, 1 and his leshon uttereth mishpat. 1
Psalms 51:13Cast me not away from Thy presence; 1 and take not Thy Ruach Hakodesh from me. 1
Psalms 78:2I will open my mouth in a mashal; 1 I will utter dark sayings from of old, 1
Proverbs 5:2That thou mayest regard mezimah (discretion), 1 and that thy sfatayim (lips) may keep da'as (knowledge). 1
Proverbs 10:21The sfatayim (lips) of the tzaddik feed rabbim (many), 1 but fools die for lack of lev. + 10:21 of chochmah 1
Ecclesiastes 10:2A chachamʼs lev is at his yamin (right hand); 1 but a kesilʼs lev is at his semol (left hand). 1
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 →