Proverbs 15:14

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The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

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  • 1 Kgs 3:6-9 : 6 Solomon replied, "You have shown great lovingkindness to your servant, my father David, because he walked before you in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. You have continued this great kindness to him by giving him a son to sit on his throne this day." 7 Now, LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David, but I am only a young and inexperienced servant who does not know how to carry out his duties. 8 Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or record. 9 So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between good and evil, for who is able to govern this great people of yours? 10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked this. 11 God said to him, "Since you have asked for this and not for long life, wealth for yourself, or the death of your enemies, but for discernment in administering justice, 12 behold, I have done what you asked. I have given you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has never been anyone like you, nor will there ever be.
  • Ps 119:97 : 97 Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all day long.
  • Ps 119:100 : 100 I understand more than the elders, because I keep Your precepts.
  • Prov 1:5 : 5 Let the wise hear and increase their learning, and the one who understands gain guidance,
  • Prov 9:9 : 9 Instruct the wise, and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and they will add to their learning.
  • Prov 12:23 : 23 A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.
  • Prov 18:15 : 15 The heart of the understanding one gains knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
  • Isa 30:10 : 10 They say to the seers, 'See no more visions!' and to the prophets, 'Give us no more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant things, prophesy illusions.'
  • Isa 44:20 : 20 He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has led him astray, and he cannot save himself or say, 'Isn't there a lie in my right hand?'
  • Hos 12:1 : 1 Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit. But Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.
  • Acts 17:11 : 11 The Bereans were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
  • 2 Pet 3:18 : 18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 15:2
    85%

    2 The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.

  • Prov 15:7
    85%

    7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.

  • Prov 16:21-23
    3 verses
    84%

    21 The wise in heart will be called discerning, and pleasant speech increases learning.

    22 Understanding is a fountain of life to the one who has it, but the discipline of fools is folly.

    23 The heart of the wise makes his mouth prudent, and his lips promote learning.

  • Prov 18:2
    84%

    2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in revealing his own thoughts.

  • Prov 10:13-14
    2 verses
    84%

    13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of those who lack understanding.

    14 The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings about ruin.

  • Prov 12:23
    83%

    23 A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

  • Prov 14:33
    82%

    33 Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • Prov 18:15
    81%

    15 The heart of the understanding one gains knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

  • Prov 14:6-8
    3 verses
    81%

    6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge is easy for a discerning person.

    7 Move away from a foolish person, for you will gain no knowledge from their speech.

    8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 10:21
    81%

    21 The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.

  • Prov 13:16
    80%

    16 Every prudent person acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts their folly.

  • Prov 14:3
    79%

    3 The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Eccl 7:4-5
    2 verses
    79%

    4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

    5 It is better to hear the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.

  • Eccl 10:12-13
    2 verses
    79%

    12 The words of a wise person's mouth bring favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

    13 The beginning of a fool's speech is foolishness, and the end of it is evil madness.

  • Prov 8:5
    78%

    5 Understand prudence, you simple ones; and you fools, gain a discerning heart.

  • Prov 15:21
    78%

    21 Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Prov 14:24
    78%

    24 The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.

  • Prov 17:24
    78%

    24 Wisdom is before the face of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

  • Prov 12:15
    78%

    15 The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

  • Prov 10:8
    78%

    8 A wise-hearted person accepts commands, but a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

  • Prov 29:11
    77%

    11 A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • Prov 17:16
    76%

    16 Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?

  • Prov 10:23
    76%

    23 A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

  • Prov 19:3
    76%

    3 A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 15:5
    76%

    5 A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.

  • Prov 23:9
    75%

    9 Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the insight of your words.

  • Prov 24:7
    75%

    7 Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.

  • Prov 14:18
    75%

    18 The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 17:27-28
    2 verses
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    27 The one who holds back his words has knowledge, and the one who is calm in spirit is a person of understanding.

    28 Even a fool is considered wise if they keep silent, and discerning when they shut their lips.

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    6 A fool's lips lead to strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

    7 The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his soul.

  • Prov 14:15-16
    2 verses
    75%

    15 The simple believe everything, but the prudent carefully consider their steps.

    16 The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.

  • Eccl 7:25
    75%

    25 I turned my mind to understand, to investigate, and to search out wisdom and the meaning of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the madness of folly.

  • Prov 19:1
    75%

    1 Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.

  • Prov 15:13
    75%

    13 A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, but a heart full of sorrow crushes the spirit.

  • Prov 26:5
    75%

    5 Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

  • Prov 9:6
    74%

    6 Leave your simple ways and live; walk in the way of understanding."

  • Prov 1:5
    74%

    5 Let the wise hear and increase their learning, and the one who understands gain guidance,

  • Prov 1:7
    74%

    7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

  • Prov 2:6
    74%

    6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.