Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.
World Messianic 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 house of the righteous is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.
Cross References
Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.
Psalms 51:13Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners will be converted to you.
Psalms 78:2I will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings of old,
Proverbs 5:2that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.
Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
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 →