Proverbs 15:7 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 15:7 MSG (The Message)
Perceptive words spread knowledge; fools are hollow—there’s nothing to them.
Proverbs 15:7 KJV (King James Version)
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: But the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
Proverbs 15:7 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
The lips of the wise spread knowledge, But the hearts of fools are not so.
Proverbs 15:7 NCV (New Century Version)
Wise people use their words to spread knowledge, but there is no knowledge in the thoughts of fools.
Proverbs 15:7 ASV (American Standard Version)
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
Proverbs 15:7 NIVUK (New International Version (Anglicised))
The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.
Proverbs 15:7 NKJV (New King James Version)
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, But the heart of the fool does not do so.
Proverbs 15:7 AMP (Amplified Bible)
The lips of the wise spread knowledge [sifting it as chaff from the grain]; But the hearts of [shortsighted] fools are not so.
Proverbs 15:7 NLT (New Living Translation)
The lips of the wise give good advice; the heart of a fool has none to give.
Proverbs 15:7 TPT (The Passion Translation)
When wisdom speaks, revelation-knowledge is released, but finding true wisdom in the word of a fool is futile.
Proverbs 15:7 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the hearts of fools.