15The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.


In Context

12 Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour is humility.

13 Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.

14 The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness, And a smitten spirit who doth bear?

15 The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

16 The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him.

17 Righteous is the first in his own cause, His neighbour cometh and hath searched him.

Proverbs 18:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:15The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge; the ears of the wise seek it out.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:15A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeketh instruction.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:15The heart of an intelligent man getteth knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:15The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:15The heart of the prudent gets knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.