Proverbs 18:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. ”

• Proverbs 18:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  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 gainin...

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• Proverbs 18:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Proverbs 18:1 . MT yields no satisfactory sense. The LXX reads The man who wishes to separate from his friends seeks pretexts, but is always liable to reproach. Frankenberg renders the alienated f...

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• Proverbs 18:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  the prudent . a prudent one. the wise . wise ones.

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• Proverbs 18:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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

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• Proverbs 18:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. The heart (the understanding combined with the will) of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of th...

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• Proverbs 18:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  1. Lit. 'One who separates himself seeks desire, quarrels with all wisdom.' This would mean that a solitary recluse follows his own wishes and opposes everything reasonable. But LXX suggests, 'Th...

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• Proverbs 18:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHAPTER 19 THE EVIL OF ISOLATION "He that separates himself follows after his own desire, but against all sound wisdom he shows his teeth."- Proverbs 18:1 FROM the value of friendship there is...

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• Proverbs 18:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Verse Proverbs 18:1 . The protest of this proverb is against the self-satisfaction which makes a man separate himself from the thoughts and opinions of others. Such a one finally "rages against," or...

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• Proverbs 18:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit. Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility. He that answereth a matter before he h...

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• Proverbs 18:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge ,.... More knowledge; for he must have some, and a considerable share, to be denominated "prudent", whether in things natural, civil, or spiritual: and suc...

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• Proverbs 18:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. Ver. 15. The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge. ] Such as can keep the bird singing in their bosom, and...

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• Proverbs 18:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.       Note, 1. Those that are prudent will seek knowledge, and apply their ear and heart to the pu...

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• Proverbs 18:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge, by employing his thoughts and studies upon it. The ear of the wise getteth knowledge, by a greedy and diligent attention to those from whom he may lear...

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• Proverbs 18:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Tongue Affects Man In Many Ways, Making Him Strong And Wise, And Giving Him Life, Or Causing Him Great Grief, Finally Resulting In Death ( Proverbs 18:14-21 ). In this subsection we have an em...

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• Proverbs 18:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 18:15 PRUDENCE AND KNOWLEDGE We have before given a definition of prudence as wisdom applied to practice; a prudent man is likewise defined as one “cautious to avoid...

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• Proverbs 18:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Proverbs 18:1 . Through desire a man having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. יתגלע yithgalâ; this word occurs but thrice, and only in the book of Proverbs; viz. here...

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• Proverbs 18:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

  The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge. The attainment of knowledge and the power of kindness I. The attainment of knowledge. “The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge,” etc. It is sugges...

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• Proverbs 18:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Proverbs 18:1 This is a difficult verse, and has obtained various interpretations. The Authorized Version gives, Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and inte...

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• Proverbs 18:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  v. 15. The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge, working for its possession, ready for its reception, and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge, eager to serve the heart and the inner life in t...

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• Proverbs 18:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Kings 3:9 ; 2 Timothy 3:15-17 ; James 1:5 ; Luke 10:39 ; Luke 8:8-10 ; Proverbs 1:5 ; Proverbs 10:14 ; Proverbs 15:14 ; Proverbs 23:23 ; Proverbs 4:5 ; Proverbs 4:7 ; Proverbs 9:9 ; Ps...

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