7The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, And the heart of fools is not right.


In Context

4 A healed tongue is a tree of life, And perverseness in it — a breach in the spirit.

5 A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.

6 In the house of the righteous is abundant strength, And in the increase of the wicked — trouble.

7 The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, And the heart of fools is not right.

8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright is His delight.

9 An abomination to Jehovah is the way of the wicked, And whoso is pursuing righteousness He loveth.

Proverbs 15:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:7The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the hearts of fools.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:7The lips of the wise shall disperse knowledge: the heart of fools shall be unlike.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, but not so the heart of the foolish.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:7The lips of the wise diffuse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:7The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish does not so.