Proverbs 15:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 3:6-9 : 6 And Solomon said, Great was your mercy to David my father, as his life before you was true and upright and his heart was true to you; and you have kept for him this greatest mercy, a son to take his place this day. 7 And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in the place of David my father; and I am only a young boy, with no knowledge of how to go out or come in. 8 And your servant has round him the people of your selection, a people so great that they may not be numbered, and no account of them may be given. 9 Give your servant, then, a wise heart for judging your people, able to see what is good and what evil; for who is able to be the judge of this great people? 10 Now these words and Solomon's request were pleasing to the Lord. 11 And God said to him, Because your request is for this thing, and not for long life for yourself or for wealth or for the destruction of your haters, but for wisdom to be a judge of causes; 12 I have done as you said: I have given you a wise and far-seeing heart, so that there has never been your equal in the past, and never will there be any like you in the future.
  • Ps 119:97 : 97 <MEM> O what love I have for your law! I give thought to it all the day.
  • Ps 119:100 : 100 I have more wisdom than the old, because I have kept your orders.
  • Prov 1:5 : 5 (The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)
  • Prov 9:9 : 9 Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.
  • Prov 12:23 : 23 A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.
  • Prov 18:15 : 15 The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.
  • Isa 30:10 : 10 Who say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Do not give us word of what is true, but say false things to give us pleasure:
  • Isa 44:20 : 20 As for him whose food is the dust of a dead fire, he has been turned from the way by a twisted mind, so that he is unable to keep himself safe by saying, What I have here in my hand is false.
  • Hos 12:1 : 1 The deceit of Ephraim and the false words of Israel are about me on every side. ...
  • Acts 17:11 : 11 Now these were more noble than the Jews of Thessalonica, for they gave serious attention to the word, searching in the holy Writings every day, to see if these things were so.
  • 2 Pet 3:18 : 18 But be increased in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. May he have glory now and for ever. So be it.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 15:2
    85%

    2Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.

  • Prov 15:7
    85%

    7The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.

  • Prov 16:21-23
    3 verses
    84%

    21The wise-hearted will be named men of good sense: and by pleasing words learning is increased.

    22Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour.

    23The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.

  • Prov 18:2
    84%

    2A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.

  • Prov 10:13-14
    2 verses
    84%

    13In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.

    14Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

  • Prov 12:23
    83%

    23A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.

  • Prov 14:33
    82%

    33Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.

  • Prov 18:15
    81%

    15The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.

  • Prov 14:6-8
    3 verses
    81%

    6The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.

    7Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.

    8The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.

  • Prov 10:21
    81%

    21The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.

  • Prov 13:16
    80%

    16A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.

  • Prov 14:3
    79%

    3In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.

  • Eccl 7:4-5
    2 verses
    79%

    4The hearts of the wise are in the house of weeping; but the hearts of the foolish are in the house of joy.

    5It is better to take note of the protest of the wise, than for a man to give ear to the song of the foolish.

  • Eccl 10:12-13
    2 verses
    79%

    12The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.

    13The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime.

  • Prov 8:5
    78%

    5Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.

  • Prov 15:21
    78%

    21Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.

  • Prov 14:24
    78%

    24Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.

  • Prov 17:24
    78%

    24Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.

  • Prov 12:15
    78%

    15The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

  • Prov 10:8
    78%

    8The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

  • Prov 29:11
    77%

    11A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.

  • Prov 17:16
    76%

    16How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?

  • Prov 10:23
    76%

    23It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.

  • Prov 19:3
    76%

    3By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

  • Prov 15:5
    76%

    5A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.

  • Prov 23:9
    75%

    9Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 24:7
    75%

    7Wisdom is outside the power of the foolish: he keeps his mouth shut in the public place.

  • Prov 14:18
    75%

    18Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 17:27-28
    2 verses
    75%

    27He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.

    28Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    6A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.

    7The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.

  • Prov 14:15-16
    2 verses
    75%

    15The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.

    16The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

  • Eccl 7:25
    75%

    25I gave my mind to knowledge and to searching for wisdom and the reason of things, and to the discovery that sin is foolish, and that to be foolish is to be without one's senses.

  • Prov 19:1
    75%

    1Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

  • Prov 15:13
    75%

    13A glad heart makes a shining face, but by the sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

  • Prov 26:5
    75%

    5Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

  • Prov 9:6
    74%

    6Give up the simple ones and have life, and go in the way of knowledge.

  • Prov 1:5
    74%

    5(The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)

  • Prov 1:7
    74%

    7The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.

  • Prov 2:6
    74%

    6For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason: