Proverbs 18:15

Geneva Bible (1560)

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.

  • Prov 22:17
    82%

    17Incline thine eare, and heare the wordes of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge.

  • Prov 1:4-6
    3 verses
    82%

    4To giue vnto the simple, sharpenesse of wit, and to the childe knowledge and discretion.

    5A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,

    6To vnderstand a parable, & the interpretation, the wordes of ye wise, and their darke sayings.

  • Prov 15:14
    81%

    14The heart of him that hath vnderstanding, seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of the foole is fedde with foolishnes.

  • Prov 16:21-23
    3 verses
    80%

    21The wise in heart shall bee called prudent: and the sweetenesse of the lippes shall increase doctrine.

    22Vnderstading is welspring of life vnto them that haue it: and the instruction of fooles is folly.

    23The heart of the wise guideth his mouth wisely, and addeth doctrine to his lippes.

  • Prov 15:7
    79%

    7The lippes of the wise doe spread abroade knowledge: but ye heart of the foolish doth not so.

  • Prov 23:12
    78%

    12Apply thine heart to instruction, and thine eares to the wordes of knowledge.

  • Prov 15:31-32
    2 verses
    78%

    31The eare that hearkeneth to the correction of life, shall lodge among the wise.

    32Hee that refuseth instruction, despiseth his owne soule: but he that obeyeth correction, getteth vnderstanding.

  • Prov 12:23
    78%

    23A wise man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of the fooles publisheth foolishnes.

  • Prov 2:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2And cause thine eares to hearken vnto wisdome, and encline thine heart to vnderstanding,

    3(For if thou callest after knowledge, and cryest for vnderstanding:

  • Prov 14:18
    77%

    18The foolish do inherite follie: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 2:10
    77%

    10When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and knowledge deliteth thy soule,

  • Prov 10:14
    76%

    14Wise men lay vp knowledge: but ye mouth of the foole is a present destruction.

  • Prov 18:16
    76%

    16A mans gift enlargeth him, and leadeth him before great men.

  • Prov 14:15
    76%

    15The foolish will beleeue euery thing: but the prudent will consider his steppes.

  • Prov 13:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    15Good vnderstanding maketh acceptable: but the way of the disobedient is hated.

    16Euery wise man will worke by knowledge: but a foole will spread abroade folly.

  • Prov 19:8
    76%

    8He that possesseth vnderstanding, loueth his owne soule, and keepeth wisdome to finde goodnesse.

  • Prov 15:2
    76%

    2The tongue of the wise vseth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fooles babbleth out foolishnesse.

  • Prov 14:6-8
    3 verses
    75%

    6A scorner seeketh wisdome, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easie to him that will vnderstande.

    7Depart from the foolish man, when thou perceiuest not in him the lippes of knowledge.

    8The wisdome of ye prudent is to vnderstand his way: but the foolishnes of the fooles is deceite.

  • Prov 5:1
    75%

    1My sonne, hearken vnto my wisedome, & incline thine eare vnto my knowledge.

  • Prov 3:13
    75%

    13Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding.

  • Prov 2:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God.

    6For the Lorde giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding.

  • Prov 1:2
    75%

    2To knowe wisdome, and instruction, to vnderstand ye wordes of knowledge,

  • Prov 10:8
    74%

    8The wise in heart will receiue commandements: but the foolish in talke shalbe beaten.

  • Prov 24:5
    74%

    5A wise man is strong: for a man of vnderstanding encreaseth his strength.

  • Prov 20:5
    74%

    5The counsell in the heart of man is like deepe waters: but a man that hath vnderstanding, will drawe it out.

  • Prov 8:5
    74%

    5O ye foolish men, vnderstand wisedome, and ye, O fooles, be wise in heart.

  • Eccl 7:4
    74%

    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.

  • Prov 14:33
    74%

    33Wisedome resteth in the heart of him that hath vnderstanding, and is knowen in the mids of fooles.

  • Job 34:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2Heare my wordes, ye wise men, and hearken vnto me, ye that haue knowledge.

    3For the eare tryeth the words, as the mouth tasteth meate.

  • Prov 18:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1For the desire thereof hee will separate himselfe to seeke it, and occupie himselfe in all wisdome.

    2A foole hath no delite in vnderstanding: but that his heart may be discouered.

  • Prov 12:15
    74%

    15The way of a foole is right in his owne eyes: but he that heareth counsell, is wise.

  • Prov 8:9
    74%

    9They are all plaine to him that will vnderstande, and streight to them that woulde finde knowledge.

  • Prov 17:27
    74%

    27Hee that hath knowledge, spareth his wordes, and a man of vnderstanding is of an excellent spirit.

  • Prov 8:12
    74%

    12I wisdome dwell with prudence, and I find foorth knowledge and counsels.

  • Eccl 1:18
    74%

    18For in the multitude of wisedome is much griefe: and he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorowe.

  • Prov 4:7
    73%

    7Wisedome is the beginning: get wisedome therefore: and aboue all thy possession get vnderstanding.

  • Eccl 7:25
    73%

    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,

  • Prov 9:9
    73%

    9Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.