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Proverbs 15:14 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 15 · verse 14
The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.Proverbs 15:14 · King James Version
Proverbs 15:14 in context
12A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
13A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
15All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
16Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- understandingbîynto separate mentallyH995 →
- knowledgedaʻathknowledgeH1847 →
- seekethbâqashto search outH1245 →
- feedethrâʻâhto tend a flockH7462 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
- mouthpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
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Here are two things to be wondered at: - 1. A wise man not satisfied with his wisdom, but still seeking the increase of it; the more he has the more he would have: The heart of him that has understanding, rejoices so in the knowledge it has attained to that it is still coveting more, and in the use of the means of…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary