Proverbs 18:15
A wise heart getteth knowledge, and the eare of the wise seeketh learning.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 15:14 : 14 The heart of him that hath vnderstanding, seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of the foole is fedde with foolishnes.
- Ps 119:97-99 : 97 Mem. Oh howe loue I thy Lawe! it is my meditation continually. 98 By thy commaundements thou hast made mee wiser then mine enemies: for they are euer with mee. 99 I haue had more vnderstading then all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. 100 I vnderstoode more then the ancient, because I kept thy precepts. 101 I haue refrained my feete from euery euil way, that I might keepe thy word. 102 I haue not declined from thy iudgements: for thou didest teach me. 103 Howe sweete are thy promises vnto my mouth! yea, more then hony vnto my mouth. 104 By thy precepts I haue gotten vnderstanding: therefore I hate all the wayes of falshoode.
- Prov 1:5 : 5 A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,
- Prov 4:5 : 5 Get wisedom: get vnderstading: forget not, neither decline from the woordes of my mouth.
- Prov 4:7 : 7 Wisedome is the beginning: get wisedome therefore: and aboue all thy possession get vnderstanding.
- Prov 9:9 : 9 Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
- Prov 10:14 : 14 Wise men lay vp knowledge: but ye mouth of the foole is a present destruction.
- Prov 23:23 : 23 Bye the trueth, but sell it not: likewise wisdome, and instruction, and vnderstanding.
- Luke 8:8-9 : 8 And some fell on good ground, and sprang vp, and bare fruite, an hundreth folde; as hee sayd these things, he cryed, He that hath eares to heare, let him heare. 9 Then his disciples asked him, demaunding what parable that was. 10 And he sayd, Vnto you it is giuen to know the secrets of ye kingdome of God, but to other in parables, that when they see, they shoulde not see, and when they heare, they should not vnderstand.
- Luke 10:39 : 39 And she had a sister called Marie, which also sate at Iesus feete, and heard his preaching.
- 2 Tim 3:15-17 : 15 And that thou hast knowen the holy Scriptures of a childe, which are able to make thee wise vnto saluation, through the faith which is in Christ Iesus. 16 For the whole Scripture is giuen by inspiration of God, and is profitable to teache, to conuince, to correct, and to instruct in righteousnesse, 17 That the man of God may be absolute, being made perfect vnto all good workes.
- Jas 1:5 : 5 If any of you lacke wisedome, let him aske of God, which giueth to all men liberally, & reprocheth no man, and it shalbe giuen him.
- 1 Kgs 3:9 : 9 Giue therefore vnto thy seruant an vnderstanding heart, to iudge thy people, that I may discerne betweene good & bad: for who is able to iudge this thy mightie people?
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
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17 Incline thine eare, and heare the wordes of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge.
- Prov 1:4-63 verses82%
4 To giue vnto the simple, sharpenesse of wit, and to the childe knowledge and discretion.
5 A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,
6 To vnderstand a parable, & the interpretation, the wordes of ye wise, and their darke sayings.
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14 The heart of him that hath vnderstanding, seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of the foole is fedde with foolishnes.
- Prov 16:21-233 verses80%
21 The wise in heart shall bee called prudent: and the sweetenesse of the lippes shall increase doctrine.
22 Vnderstading is welspring of life vnto them that haue it: and the instruction of fooles is folly.
23 The heart of the wise guideth his mouth wisely, and addeth doctrine to his lippes.
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7 The lippes of the wise doe spread abroade knowledge: but ye heart of the foolish doth not so.
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12 Apply thine heart to instruction, and thine eares to the wordes of knowledge.
- Prov 15:31-322 verses78%
31 The eare that hearkeneth to the correction of life, shall lodge among the wise.
32 Hee that refuseth instruction, despiseth his owne soule: but he that obeyeth correction, getteth vnderstanding.
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23 A wise man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of the fooles publisheth foolishnes.
- Prov 2:2-32 verses77%
2 And cause thine eares to hearken vnto wisdome, and encline thine heart to vnderstanding,
3 (For if thou callest after knowledge, and cryest for vnderstanding:
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18 The foolish do inherite follie: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
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10 When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and knowledge deliteth thy soule,
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14 Wise men lay vp knowledge: but ye mouth of the foole is a present destruction.
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16 A mans gift enlargeth him, and leadeth him before great men.
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15 The foolish will beleeue euery thing: but the prudent will consider his steppes.
- Prov 13:15-162 verses76%
15 Good vnderstanding maketh acceptable: but the way of the disobedient is hated.
16 Euery wise man will worke by knowledge: but a foole will spread abroade folly.
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8 He that possesseth vnderstanding, loueth his owne soule, and keepeth wisdome to finde goodnesse.
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2 The tongue of the wise vseth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fooles babbleth out foolishnesse.
- Prov 14:6-83 verses75%
6 A scorner seeketh wisdome, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easie to him that will vnderstande.
7 Depart from the foolish man, when thou perceiuest not in him the lippes of knowledge.
8 The wisdome of ye prudent is to vnderstand his way: but the foolishnes of the fooles is deceite.
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1 My sonne, hearken vnto my wisedome, & incline thine eare vnto my knowledge.
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13 Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding.
- Prov 2:5-62 verses75%
5 Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lorde giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding.
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2 To knowe wisdome, and instruction, to vnderstand ye wordes of knowledge,
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8 The wise in heart will receiue commandements: but the foolish in talke shalbe beaten.
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5 A wise man is strong: for a man of vnderstanding encreaseth his strength.
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5 The counsell in the heart of man is like deepe waters: but a man that hath vnderstanding, will drawe it out.
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5 O ye foolish men, vnderstand wisedome, and ye, O fooles, be wise in heart.
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4 (7:6) The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning: but the heart of fooles is in the house of mirth.
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33 Wisedome resteth in the heart of him that hath vnderstanding, and is knowen in the mids of fooles.
- Job 34:2-32 verses74%
2 Heare my wordes, ye wise men, and hearken vnto me, ye that haue knowledge.
3 For the eare tryeth the words, as the mouth tasteth meate.
- Prov 18:1-22 verses74%
1 For the desire thereof hee will separate himselfe to seeke it, and occupie himselfe in all wisdome.
2 A foole hath no delite in vnderstanding: but that his heart may be discouered.
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15 The way of a foole is right in his owne eyes: but he that heareth counsell, is wise.
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9 They are all plaine to him that will vnderstande, and streight to them that woulde finde knowledge.
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27 Hee that hath knowledge, spareth his wordes, and a man of vnderstanding is of an excellent spirit.
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12 I wisdome dwell with prudence, and I find foorth knowledge and counsels.
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18 For in the multitude of wisedome is much griefe: and he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorowe.
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7 Wisedome is the beginning: get wisedome therefore: and aboue all thy possession get vnderstanding.
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25 (7:27) I haue compassed about, both I and mine heart to knowe and to enquire and to search wisedome, and reason, and to knowe the wickednesse of follie, and the foolishnesse of madnesse,
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9 Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.