Proverbs 18:15
A wise heart getteth knowledge, and the eare of the wise seeketh learning.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
In Context
14The spirit of a man will susteine his infirmitie: but a wounded spirit who can beare it?
16A mans gift enlargeth him, and leadeth him before great men.
Cross References
Job 8:10Shall not they teach thee and tell thee, and vtter the wordes of their heart?
Proverbs 1:5A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,
Proverbs 4:7Wisedome is the beginning: get wisedome therefore: and aboue all thy possession get vnderstanding.
Proverbs 10:14Wise men lay vp knowledge: but ye mouth of the foole is a present destruction.
Proverbs 23:23Bye the trueth, but sell it not: likewise wisdome, and instruction, and vnderstanding.
Luke 10:39And she had a sister called Marie, which also sate at Iesus feete, and heard his preaching.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:15
Miscellaneous Maxims. 14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear? Note, 1. Outward grievances are tolerable as long as the mind enjoys itself and is at ease. Many infirmities, many calamities, we are liable to in this world, in body, name, and estate, which a man may bear, and bear up under, if he have but good conduct and courage, and be able to act with reason and resolution, especially if he have a good conscience, and the testimony of that be for him; and, if the… Read the whole commentary →