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Selected Verse: Proverbs 18:15 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 18:15 |
King James |
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. |
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 1:5, Pro 1:15, Pro 1:31). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| With the wise and prudent there is no loss of time. "Heart" and "ear" - the mind working within, or gathering from without materials for its thought - are, through this channel or that, ever gaining knowledge. |
31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: