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Selected Verse: Proverbs 15:14 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 15:14 |
King James |
The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| (Compare Pro 10:21-22). The wise grow wiser, the fools more foolish (Pro 9:9). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Foolishness - Wickedness is meat and drink to them. |
9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.