Proverbs 15:7
The lips of wise men shall sow abroad knowing (or The lips of the wise sow abroad knowledge); (but) the heart (s) of fools shall be unlike (them, that is, they shall be full of ignorance).
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
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 just man shall bethink wisdom; and his tongue shall speak doom. (The righteous person speaketh wisdom; yea, his tongue shall speak of justice, or fairness.)
Psalms 51:13I shall teach wicked men thy ways; and unfaithful men shall be converted to thee. (I shall teach the wicked thy ways; and the unfaithful shall return to thee.)
Psalms 78:2I shall open my mouth in parables; I shall speak perfect reasons from the beginning (or I shall speak perfect reasoning from the old days).
Proverbs 5:2(so) that thou keep thy thoughts (proper), and thy lips keep teaching (or and thy lips speak knowingly).
Proverbs 10:21The lips of a just man teach full many men; but they that be unlearned shall die in neediness of heart. (The lips of the righteous teach a great many people; but they who be ignorant, shall die without any understanding.)
Ecclesiastes 10:2The heart of a wise man is in his right side; and the heart of a fool is in his left side. (The heart of a wise person is in the right; and the heart of a fool is in the wrong.)
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 →