Proverbs 15:14

New Century Version

People with understanding want more knowledge, but fools just want more foolishness.

Cross References

Psalm 119:100

I have more understanding than the elders, because I follow your orders.

Psalm 119:97

How I love your teachings! I think about them all day long.

Proverbs 1:5

Wise people can also listen and learn; even they can find good advice in these words.

Proverbs 12:23

Wise people keep what they know to themselves, but fools can’t keep from showing how foolish they are.

Proverbs 15:15

Every day is hard for those who suffer, but a happy heart is like a continual feast.

Proverbs 18:15

The mind of a person with understanding gets knowledge; the wise person listens to learn more.

Proverbs 9:9

Teach the wise, and they will become even wiser; teach good people, and they will learn even more.

Isaiah 30:10

They tell the seers, “Don’t see any more visions!” They say to the prophets, “Don’t tell us the truth! Say things that will make us feel good; see only good things for us.

Isaiah 44:20

He doesn’t know what he is doing; his confused mind leads him the wrong way. He cannot save himself or say, “This statue I am holding is a false god.”

Hosea 12:1

What Israel does is as useless as chasing the wind; he chases the east wind all day. They tell more and more lies and do more and more violence. They make agreements with Assyria, and they send a gift of olive oil to Egypt.

Acts 17:11

These people were more willing to listen than the people in Thessalonica. The Bereans were eager to hear what Paul and Silas said and studied the Scriptures every day to find out if these things were true.

2 Peter 3:18

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Glory be to him now and forever! Amen.