Proverbs 15:14
The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
13A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
15All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a cheerful heart hath a continual feast.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:6And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great kindness, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
Psalms 119:100I understand more than the aged, because I have kept thy precepts.
Proverbs 9:9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
Proverbs 18:15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Isaiah 44:20He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
Acts 17:11Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the scriptures daily, 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 →