Proverbs 18:15

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:14 : 14 The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
  • Ps 119:97-99 : 97 Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all day long. 98 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation. 100 I understand more than the elders, because I keep Your precepts. 101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way, that I may keep Your word. 102 I have not turned aside from Your judgments, for You have taught me. 103 How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! 104 Through Your precepts I gain understanding; therefore, I hate every false way.
  • Prov 1:5 : 5 Let the wise hear and increase their learning, and the one who understands gain guidance,
  • Prov 4:5 : 5 Acquire wisdom; acquire understanding. Do not forget or turn away from the words of my mouth.
  • Prov 4:7 : 7 Wisdom is supreme—acquire wisdom. Though it costs you all you have, gain understanding.
  • Prov 9:9 : 9 Instruct the wise, and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and they will add to their learning.
  • Prov 10:14 : 14 The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings about ruin.
  • Prov 23:23 : 23 Buy the truth and do not sell it—wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
  • Luke 8:8-9 : 8 Still other seed fell on good soil, grew up, and produced a crop a hundred times what was sown. As He said this, He cried out, "Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear." 9 Then His disciples asked Him, "What does this parable mean?" 10 And He said, "The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to others, I speak in parables so that, ‘Though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’
  • Luke 10:39 : 39 She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet and listened to His word.
  • 2 Tim 3:15-17 : 15 And from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
  • Jas 1:5 : 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without rebuke, and it will be given to him.
  • 1 Kgs 3:9 : 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?

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%

    17Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise; apply your heart to my knowledge.

  • Prov 1:4-6
    3 verses
    82%

    4To give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth—

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

    6To understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.

  • Prov 15:14
    81%

    14The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Prov 16:21-23
    3 verses
    80%

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

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

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

  • Prov 15:7
    79%

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

  • Prov 23:12
    78%

    12Apply your heart to discipline, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 15:31-32
    2 verses
    78%

    31The ear that listens to life-giving correction will dwell among the wise.

    32Those who ignore discipline despise themselves, but those who heed correction gain understanding.

  • Prov 12:23
    78%

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

  • Prov 2:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding,

    3if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding,

  • Prov 14:18
    77%

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

  • Prov 2:10
    77%

    10For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

  • Prov 10:14
    76%

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

  • Prov 18:16
    76%

    16A person's gift opens doors for him and brings him into the presence of the great.

  • Prov 14:15
    76%

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

  • Prov 13:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    15Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the treacherous leads to ruin.

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

  • Prov 19:8
    76%

    8The one who acquires wisdom loves life, and the one who cherishes understanding will prosper.

  • Prov 15:2
    76%

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

  • Prov 14:6-8
    3 verses
    75%

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

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

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

  • Prov 5:1
    75%

    1My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen carefully to my understanding.

  • Prov 3:13
    75%

    13Blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who obtains understanding.

  • Prov 2:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.

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

  • Prov 1:2
    75%

    2To know wisdom and discipline, to understand words of insight,

  • Prov 10:8
    74%

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

  • Prov 24:5
    74%

    5A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.

  • Prov 20:5
    74%

    5The purposes of a person's heart are deep waters, but a person of understanding draws them out.

  • Prov 8:5
    74%

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

  • Eccl 7:4
    74%

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

  • Prov 14:33
    74%

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

  • Job 34:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2Listen to my words, you wise ones; and to those with understanding, give ear to me.

    3For the ear tests words as the tongue tastes food.

  • Prov 18:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1One who isolates himself seeks his own desires; he quarrels against all sound wisdom.

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

  • Prov 12:15
    74%

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

  • Prov 8:9
    74%

    9They are all plain to those who understand, and right to those who find knowledge.

  • Prov 17:27
    74%

    27The one who holds back his words has knowledge, and the one who is calm in spirit is a person of understanding.

  • Prov 8:12
    74%

    12I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and I possess knowledge and discretion.

  • Eccl 1:18
    74%

    18For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.

  • Prov 4:7
    73%

    7Wisdom is supreme—acquire wisdom. Though it costs you all you have, gain understanding.

  • Eccl 7:25
    73%

    25I 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 9:9
    73%

    9Instruct the wise, and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and they will add to their learning.