Proverbs 15:14

New King James Version

The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, But the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

Cross References

Psalm 119:100

I understand more than the ancients, Because I keep Your precepts.

Psalm 119:97

Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.

Proverbs 1:5

A wise man will hear and increase learning, And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,

Proverbs 12:23

A prudent man conceals knowledge, But the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.

Proverbs 15:15

All the days of the afflicted are evil, But he who is of a merry heart has a continual feast.

Proverbs 18:15

The heart of the prudent acquires knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

Proverbs 9:9

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

Isaiah 30:10

Who say to the seers, “Do not see,” And to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us right things; Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits.

Isaiah 44:20

He feeds on ashes; A deceived heart has turned him aside; And he cannot deliver his soul, Nor say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”

Hosea 12:1

“Ephraim feeds on the wind, And pursues the east wind; He daily increases lies and desolation. Also they make a covenant with the Assyrians, And oil is carried to Egypt.

Acts 17:11

These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.

2 Peter 3:18

but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.