Proverbs 18:15
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 18
“The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.”Proverbs 18:15
What Does Proverbs 18:15 Mean?
Proverbs 18:15 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 18, verse 15 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Wisdom.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 18:15 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 23:23“Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.”James 1:5“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.”Proverbs 15:14“The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.”Proverbs 1:5“A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:”Proverbs 9:9“Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.”Luke 10:39“And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.”1 Kings 3:9“Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?”Psalms 119:97“O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.”Proverbs 4:7“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.”Proverbs 21:11“When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.”Proverbs 4:5“Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.”Proverbs 10:14“Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.”Luke 8:8“And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.”2 Timothy 3:15“And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”Job 8:10“Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?”Proverbs 17:16“Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?”Acts 13:7“Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.”Proverbs 15:32“He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.”Ecclesiastes 1:13“And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.”Proverbs 8:9“They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.”
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