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Proverbs 15:7

nThe lips of the wise spread knowledge;

nnot so the hearts of fools.2

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Proverbs 15:7 — The New International Version (NIV)

The lips of the wise spread knowledge,

but the hearts of fools are not upright.

Proverbs 15:7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge:

But the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

Proverbs 15:7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

The lips of the wise give good advice;

the heart of a fool has none to give.

Proverbs 15:7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge,

But the heart of the fool does not do so.

Proverbs 15:7 — New Century Version (NCV)

Wise people use their words to spread knowledge,

but there is no knowledge in the thoughts of fools.

Proverbs 15:7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge;

But the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

Proverbs 15:7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Proverbs 15:7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

The lips of wise people spread knowledge, 

but a foolish attitude does not. 

Proverbs 15:7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The lips of the wise broadcast knowledge,

but not so the heart of fools.

Proverbs 15:7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The lips of the wise spread knowledge;

not so the minds of fools.

Proverbs 15:7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

The lips of the wise will spread knowledge,

but the heart of fools, not so.

Proverbs 15:7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The lips of wise people spread knowledge.

But that’s not true of the hearts of foolish people.

Proverbs 15:7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

The lips of the wise spread knowledge,

But the hearts of fools are not so.


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