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Proverbs 15:14 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly. "

Proverbs 15:14

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12 A scoffer doesn’t love to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.

13 A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but an aching heart breaks the spirit.

14 The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

15 All the days of the afflicted are wretched, but one who has a cheerful heart enjoys a continual feast.

16 Better is little, with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure with trouble.

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Here are two things that should surprise us. First, a wise person is never fully satisfied with his own wisdom, but keeps seeking more. The mind of the one who has understanding rejoices in the knowledge he has already gained, yet still longs for more, and keeps using the means that help him grow in knowledge. He keeps growing in grace, and in the knowledge of Christ.

If you say, “I have enough,” you are finished. A person who thinks he has no more need to learn is in danger.

Second, a fool is satisfied with his own folly and does not seek to be cured of it. While a good person hungers for the solid joys that come from grace, a worldly mind feeds on what pleases appetite and imagination. Empty amusement and sensual pleasure are its delight, and it is content with these foolish things, even while deceiving itself.

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"He who is wise in words will make himself beloved; but the pleasantries of fools will be wasted."

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Proverbs 15:1

"A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger."

Proverbs 15:2

"The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools gush out folly."

Proverbs 15:3

"The LORD’s eyes are everywhere, keeping watch on the evil and the good."

Proverbs 15:4

"A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit."

Proverbs 15:5

"A fool despises his father’s correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence."

Proverbs 15:6

"In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble."

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