Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish does not so.
Updated King James Version
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 in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
Cross References
Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of judgment.
Psalms 51:13Then will I teach transgressors your ways; and sinners shall be converted unto you.
Psalms 78:2I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
Proverbs 5:2That you may regard discretion, and that your lips may keep knowledge.
Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for lack of wisdom.
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 →