Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
The mouth
General references
Bible References
Heart
Proverbs 1:5
If the wise will hear them, doctrine shall increase, and the man of understanding shall acquire wise counsel:
Proverbs 9:9
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
1 Kings 3:6
And Solomon said, Thou hast shown unto thy slave David, my father, great mercy, according to the way he walked before thee in truth and in righteousness and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great mercy that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
Psalm 119:97
MEM. O how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
Acts 17:11
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all diligence and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
2 Peter 3:18
But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and until the day of eternity. Amen.
The mouth
Proverbs 12:23
The sane man conceals his wisdom: but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.
Isaiah 30:10
Who say to those that see, See not; and to the prophets, Do not prophesy right things unto us, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
Isaiah 44:20
The ashes feed him; his deceived heart inclines him, that he not deliver his soul and say, Is not the lie at my right hand?
Hosea 12:1
Ephraim feeds on wind and follows after the east wind; he daily increases lies and desolation because they made a covenant with the Assyrians, and the oil is carried into Egypt.
General references
Proverbs 8:9
They are all plain to him that understands and right to those that have found wisdom.
Proverbs 18:15
The heart of the man of understanding acquires wisdom, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.