Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright. New Living Translation The lips of the wise give good advice; the heart of a fool has none to give. English Standard Version The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the hearts of fools. Berean Standard Bible The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools. King James Bible The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so. New King James Version The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, But the heart of the fool does not do so. New American Standard Bible The lips of the wise spread knowledge, But the hearts of fools are not so. NASB 1995 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, But the hearts of fools are not so. NASB 1977 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, But the hearts of fools are not so. Legacy Standard Bible The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, But the hearts of fools are not so. Amplified Bible The lips of the wise spread knowledge [sifting it as chaff from the grain]; But the hearts of [shortsighted] fools are not so. Christian Standard Bible The lips of the wise broadcast knowledge, but not so the heart of fools. Holman Christian Standard Bible The lips of the wise broadcast knowledge, but not so the heart of fools. American Standard Version The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish doeth not so. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The lips of the wise speak knowledge and the hearts of fools are unrighteous. Brenton Septuagint Translation The lips of the wise are bound by discretion: but the hearts of the foolish are not safe. Contemporary English Version Words of wisdom make good sense; the thoughts of a fool make no sense at all. Douay-Rheims Bible The lips of the wise shall disperse knowledge: the heart of fools shall be unlike. English Revised Version The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so. GOD'S WORD® Translation The lips of wise people spread knowledge, but a foolish attitude does not. Good News Translation Knowledge is spread by people who are wise, not by fools. International Standard Version What the wise have to say disseminates knowledge, but it's not in the heart of fools to do so. JPS Tanakh 1917 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish is not stedfast. Literal Standard Version The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, | And the heart of fools [is] not right. Majority Standard Bible The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools. New American Bible The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the heart of fools is not steadfast. NET Bible The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools. New Revised Standard Version The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the minds of fools. New Heart English Bible The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools. Webster's Bible Translation The lips of the wise diffuse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so. World English Bible The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools. Young's Literal Translation The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, And the heart of fools is not right. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Gentle Answer Turns Away Wrath…6The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble. 7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools. 8The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.… Cross References Proverbs 15:2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly. Proverbs 15:6 The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble. Proverbs 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight. Treasury of Scripture The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish does not so. lips Psalm 37:30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment. Psalm 45:2 Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. Psalm 51:13-15 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee… the heart Proverbs 10:20,21 The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth… Matthew 12:34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. James 3:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. Jump to Previous Disperse Foolish Fools Heart Hearts Lips Minds Right Scatter Spread Stedfast WiseJump to Next Disperse Foolish Fools Heart Hearts Lips Minds Right Scatter Spread Stedfast WiseProverbs 15 1. A gentle answer turns away wrath(7) But the heart of the foolish doeth not so.--Or, disperseth that which is not right.Verse 7. - The lips of the wise disperse knowledge (ver. 2; Proverbs 10:31). The LXX. takes the verb יִרָוּ in its other signification of "binding" or "embracing," and translates, "The lips of the wise are bound (δέδεται) with knowledge;" i.e. knowledge is always on them and controls their movements. The wise know when to speak, when to be silent, and what to say. But the heart of the foolish doeth not so; i.e. doth not disperse knowledge. Vulgate, cor stultorum dissimile erit, "will be unlike," which probably means the same as the Authorized Version. (Compare a similar use of the words lo-ken in Genesis 48:18; Exodus 10:11.) But the contrast is stated rather weakly by this rendering, lips and heart having the same office to perform; hence it is better, with Delitzsch, Ewald, and others, to take כֵן (ken) as an adjective in the sense of "right" or "trustworthy," and either to supply the former verb, "disperseth that which is not right," or to render, "The heart of the foot is not directed right;" the fool goes astray, and leads himself and others into error. Septuagint, "The hearts of fools are not safe (ἀσφαλεῖς)." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The lipsשִׂפְתֵ֣י (śip̄·ṯê) Noun - fdc Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin of the wise חֲ֭כָמִים (ḥă·ḵā·mîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2450: Wise spread יְזָ֣רוּ (yə·zā·rū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 2219: To toss about, to diffuse, winnow knowledge, דָ֑עַת (ḏā·‘aṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1847: Knowledge but not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no so כֵֽן׃ (ḵên) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 3651: So -- thus the hearts וְלֵ֖ב (wə·lêḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre of fools. כְּסִילִ֣ים (kə·sî·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool Links Proverbs 15:7 NIVProverbs 15:7 NLT Proverbs 15:7 ESV Proverbs 15:7 NASB Proverbs 15:7 KJV Proverbs 15:7 BibleApps.com Proverbs 15:7 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 15:7 Chinese Bible Proverbs 15:7 French Bible Proverbs 15:7 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 15:7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge (Prov. 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