Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise, scatter abroad knowledge, but, the heart of dullards, is not right.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 37:30The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice:
Psalms 51:13I would teach transgressors thy ways, And, sinners, unto thee, should return.
Psalms 78:2I will open, in a parable, my mouth, I will pour forth enigmas out of antiquity;—
Proverbs 5:2That thou mayest preserve discretion,—and, as for knowledge, that thy lips may guard it.
Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous, feed multitudes, but, the foolish, for lack of sense, shall die.
Ecclesiastes 10:2The sense of the wise, is on his right hand,—But, the sense of the dullard, on 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 →