Proverbs 18:15

New American Bible - revised edition

The heart of the intelligent acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

Cross References

1 Kings 3:9

Give your servant, therefore, a listening heart to judge your people and to distinguish between good and evil. For who is able to give judgment for this vast people of yours?”

Job 8:10

Will they not teach you and tell you and utter their words of understanding?

Proverbs 1:5

The wise by hearing them will advance in learning, the intelligent will gain sound guidance,

Proverbs 10:14

The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool is imminent ruin.

Proverbs 15:14

The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

Proverbs 15:31

The ear that listens to salutary reproof is at home among the wise.

Proverbs 23:23

Buy truth and do not sell: wisdom, instruction, understanding!

Proverbs 4:5

Get wisdom, get understanding! Do not forget or turn aside from the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 4:7

The beginning of wisdom is: get wisdom; whatever else you get, get understanding.

Proverbs 9:9

Instruct the wise, and they become still wiser; teach the just, and they advance in learning.

Luke 10:39

She had a sister named Mary [who] sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak.

Ephesians 1:17

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation resulting in knowledge of him.

James 1:5

But if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and he will be given it.