Proverbs 15:14

Those who have good sense want to learn more; foolish people [MTY] are very satisfied with being foolish/ignorant.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.

In Context

13When people are happy, they have smiles on their faces; but when they are sad, by looking at their faces we can see that they are sad.

15Those who are oppressed constantly have difficulties, but those who (OR, if they) are happy, it is as though [MET] they are having a big feast every day.

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Cross References

1 Kings 3:6Solomon replied, “You always greatly and faithfully loved my father David, who served you well. You did that because he ◄was faithful to/faithfully obeyed► you and acted righteously and honestly toward you. And you have showed how greatly and faithfully you loved him by giving to him me, his son, and now I am ruling [MTY] as he did before he died.

Psalms 119:100I understand more than many old people do, because I obey ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.

Proverbs 9:9If you give instruction to wise people, they will become wiser. And if you teach righteous people, they will learn more.

Proverbs 18:15Intelligent people are always wanting to learn more; wise people [SYN] are not content with what they already know.

Isaiah 44:20They are very stupid to worship something that if you burn it, it becomes ashes! They trust in something that cannot save them; they do not admit, “In my hand I hold something that is not really a god! [RHQ]”

Acts 17:11The Jews in Thessalonica had not been very willing to listen to God’s message, but the Jews who lived in Berea were very willing to listen, so they listened very eagerly to the message about Jesus. Every day they read the Scriptures for themselves to find out if what Paul said about the Messiah was true.

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 →

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