Proverbs 15:7 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: But the heart of the foolish doeth not so. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: But the heart of the foolish doeth not so. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The lips of the wise disperse knowledge [sifting it as chaff from the grain]; not so the minds and hearts of the self-confident and foolish. American Standard Version (1901) The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish doeth not so. Common English Bible The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools have none. Catholic Public Domain Version The lips of the wise shall disseminate knowledge. The heart of the foolish will be dissimilar. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The lips of the wise shall disperse knowledge: the heart of fools shall be unlike. |
The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgement.
Thou art fairer than the children of men; Grace is poured into thy lips: Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright: But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.
In the house of the righteous is much treasure: But in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.
That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge.
A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
Thy lips, O my bride, drop as the honeycomb: Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
What I tell you in the darkness, speak ye in the light: and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the housetops.
Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation.
Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.
And the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell.