Proverbs 15:14

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Anyone with good sense is eager to learn more, but fools are hungry for foolishness.

Cross References

Psalm 119:100

and obeying your laws makes me wiser than those who have lived a long time.

Psalm 119:97

I deeply love your Law! I think about it all day.

Proverbs 1:5

If you are already wise, you will become even wiser. And if you are clever, you will learn to understand

Proverbs 12:23

Be sensible and don't tell everything you know— only fools spread foolishness everywhere.

Proverbs 15:15

The poor have a hard life, but being content is as good as an endless feast.

Proverbs 18:15

Everyone with good sense wants to learn.

Proverbs 9:9

If you have good sense, instruction will help you to have even better sense. And if you live right, education will help you to know even more.

Isaiah 30:10

and have said to his messengers and prophets: Don't tell us what God has shown you and don't preach the truth. Just say what we want to hear, even if it's false.

Isaiah 44:20

How can anyone be stupid enough to trust something that can be burnt to ashes? No one can save themselves like that. Don't they realize that the idols they hold in their hands are not really gods?

Hosea 12:1

All day long Israel chases wind from the desert; deceit and violence are found everywhere. Treaties are made with Assyria; olive oil is taken to Egypt.

Acts 17:11

The people in Berea were much nicer than those in Thessalonica, and they gladly accepted the message. Day after day they studied the Scriptures to see if these things were true.

2 Peter 3:18

Let the wonderful kindness and the understanding that come from our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ help you to keep on growing. Praise Jesus now and for ever! Amen.