Proverbs 14:33 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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³³Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

Proverbs 14:33 —

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 12:16
A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
Proverbs 12:23
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
Proverbs 13:16
Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
Proverbs 29:11
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Ecclesiastes 10:3
Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 33)

Observe, 1. Modesty is the badge of wisdom. He that is truly wise hides his treasure, so as not to boast of it (Matt. 13:44), though he does not hide his talent, so as not to trade with it. His wisdom rests in his heart; he digests what he knows, and has it ready to him, but does not unseasonably talk of it and make a noise with it. The heart is the seat of the affections, and there wisdom must re…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 33)

33. resteth--preserved in quietness for use, while fools blazon their folly (Pr 12:23; 13:16).