Proverbs 15:14
The heart of the discerning seeks knowledge, 1 but the mouth of fools feeds on folly. 1
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13A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, 1 but heartache crushes the spirit. 1
15All the days of oppressed people are miserable, 1 but a cheerful heart has an unending feast. 1
Cross References
1 Kings 3:6So Solomon said, “You have shown great covenant faithfulness to your servant, David my father, because he walked before you in trustworthiness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart. You have kept for him this great covenant faithfulness and have given him a son to sit on his throne today.
Psalms 119:100I understand more than those older than I am; 1 this is because I have kept your instructions. 1
Proverbs 9:9Give to a wise person, and he will become even wiser; 1 teach a righteous person, and he will add to his learning. 1
Proverbs 18:15The heart of the intelligent acquires knowledge 1 and the hearing of the wise seeks it out. 1
Isaiah 44:20It is as if he were eating ashes; his deceived heart misleads him. He cannot rescue himself, nor does he say, “This thing in my right hand is a false god.” 1
Acts 17:11Now these people were more noble than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the scriptures daily to see whether these 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 →