Proverbs 15:14
The heart of him that hath vnderstanding, seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of the foole is fedde with foolishnes.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
13A ioyfull heart maketh a chearefull countenance: but by the sorow of the heart the minde is heauie.
15All the dayes of the afflicted are euill: but a good conscience is a continuall feast.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:6And Salomon sayd, Thou hast shewed vnto thy seruant Dauid my father great mercie, when hee walked before thee in trueth, and in righteousnesse, and in vprightnes of heart with thee: and thou hast kept for him this great mercie, and hast giuen him a sonne, to sit on his throne, as appeareth this day.
Psalms 119:100I vnderstoode more then the ancient, because I kept thy precepts.
Proverbs 9:9Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
Proverbs 18:15A wise heart getteth knowledge, and the eare of the wise seeketh learning.
Isaiah 44:20He feedeth of ashes: a seduced heart hath deceiued him, that he cannot deliuer his soule, nor say, Is there not a lye in my right hand?
Acts 17:11These were also more noble men then they which were at Thessalonica, which receiued the woorde with all readinesse, and searched the Scriptures daily, whether those 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 →