Proverbs 18:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:14 : 14 The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.
  • Ps 119:97-99 : 97 <MEM> O what love I have for your law! I give thought to it all the day. 98 Your teaching has made me wiser than my haters: for it is mine for ever. 99 I have more knowledge than all my teachers, because I give thought to your unchanging word. 100 I have more wisdom than the old, because I have kept your orders. 101 I have kept back my feet from all evil ways, so that I might be true to your word. 102 My heart has not been turned away from your decisions; for you have been my teacher. 103 How sweet are your sayings to my taste! truly, they are sweeter than honey in my mouth! 104 Through your orders I get wisdom; for this reason I am a hater of every false way.
  • 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 4:5 : 5 Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.
  • Prov 4:7 : 7 The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.
  • 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 10:14 : 14 Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.
  • Prov 23:23 : 23 Get for yourself that which is true, and do not let it go for money; get wisdom and teaching and good sense.
  • Luke 8:8-9 : 8 And some falling on good earth, came up and gave fruit a hundred times as much. And with these words he said in a loud voice, He who has ears, let him give ear. 9 And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story. 10 And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them.
  • Luke 10:39 : 39 And she had a sister, by name Mary, who took her seat at the Lord's feet and gave attention to his words.
  • 2 Tim 3:15-17 : 15 And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 Every holy Writing which comes from God is of profit for teaching, for training, for guiding, for education in righteousness: 17 So that the man of God may be complete, trained and made ready for every good work.
  • Jas 1:5 : 5 But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.
  • 1 Kgs 3:9 : 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?

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 22:17
    82%

    17 Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.

  • Prov 1:4-6
    3 verses
    82%

    4 To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose:

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

    6 To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.

  • Prov 15:14
    81%

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

  • Prov 16:21-23
    3 verses
    80%

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

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

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

  • Prov 15:7
    79%

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

  • Prov 23:12
    78%

    12 Give your heart to teaching, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 15:31-32
    2 verses
    78%

    31 The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.

    32 He who will not be controlled by training has no respect for his soul, but he who gives ear to teaching will get wisdom.

  • Prov 12:23
    78%

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

  • Prov 2:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2 So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge;

    3 Truly, if you are crying out for good sense, and your request is for knowledge;

  • Prov 14:18
    77%

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

  • Prov 2:10
    77%

    10 For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul;

  • Prov 10:14
    76%

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

  • Prov 18:16
    76%

    16 A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.

  • Prov 14:15
    76%

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

  • Prov 13:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    15 Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.

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

  • Prov 19:8
    76%

    8 He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

  • Prov 15:2
    76%

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

  • Prov 14:6-8
    3 verses
    75%

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

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

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

  • Prov 5:1
    75%

    1 My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:

  • Prov 3:13
    75%

    13 Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.

  • Prov 2:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5 Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.

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

  • Prov 1:2
    75%

    2 To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:

  • Prov 10:8
    74%

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

  • Prov 24:5
    74%

    5 A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge makes strength greater.

  • Prov 20:5
    74%

    5 The purpose in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of good sense will get it out.

  • Prov 8:5
    74%

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

  • Eccl 7:4
    74%

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

  • Prov 14:33
    74%

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

  • Job 34:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2 Give ear, you wise, to my words; and you who have knowledge, give attention to me;

    3 For words are tested by the ear, as food is tasted by the mouth.

  • Prov 18:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 He who keeps himself separate for his private purpose goes against all good sense.

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

  • Prov 12:15
    74%

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

  • Prov 8:9
    74%

    9 They are all true to him whose mind is awake, and straightforward to those who get knowledge.

  • Prov 17:27
    74%

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

  • Prov 8:12
    74%

    12 I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes.

  • Eccl 1:18
    74%

    18 Because in much wisdom is much grief, and increase of knowledge is increase of sorrow.

  • Prov 4:7
    73%

    7 The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.

  • Eccl 7:25
    73%

    25 I 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 9:9
    73%

    9 Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.