Proverbs 18:15

The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

Cross-reference

Proverbs 1:5 echoes this: the wise hear and increase learning — same call to acquire knowledge actively.

Proverbs 4:5 commands 'Get wisdom! Get understanding!' — directly reinforcing the prudent heart's pursuit of knowledge here.

Proverbs 4:7 declares wisdom the principal thing and urges getting understanding — exactly the wise person's goal described here.

Proverbs 9:9 says the wise grow wiser through instruction — the same pattern of seeking and increasing knowledge as here.

In Proverbs 10:14, the wise store knowledge, mirroring the prudent's pursuit of knowledge in the main verse.

Proverbs 15:14 says the understanding heart seeks knowledge, nearly identical to the prudent's heart acquiring knowledge here.

In Proverbs 17:16, a fool cannot buy wisdom despite resources—contrasting the prudent's active pursuit of knowledge.

In Proverbs 15:32, heeding correction brings understanding—parallel to the wise seeking knowledge.

In Proverbs 21:11, the wise gain knowledge through instruction—parallel to the ear seeking knowledge.

Proverbs 23:23 commands 'buy truth and sell it not', echoing the wise's active pursuit of knowledge in the main verse.

2 Timothy 3:15-17 says Scripture makes one wise and provides instruction, aligning with the knowledge the prudent seek here.

Luke 10:39 Parallel

Luke 10:39 shows Mary sitting at Jesus' feet listening, a concrete picture of the wise ear seeking knowledge in the main verse.

Psalm 119:97-104 shows the psalmist loving God's law, which makes him wise—a source of the knowledge the prudent seek.

Acts 13:7 Parallel

In Acts 13:7, Sergius Paulus sends for Barnabas and Saul to hear God's word—parallel to seeking knowledge.

1 Kings 3:9 Parallel

In 1 Kings 3:9, Solomon asks for an understanding heart to judge, exemplifying the wise seeking knowledge described here.

Acts 10:33 Parallel

In Acts 10:33, Cornelius and his household are eager to hear—reflecting the ear of the wise seeking knowledge.

In Ecclesiastes 1:13, the Teacher applies his mind to explore wisdom—parallel to the prudent acquiring knowledge.

James 1:5 Parallel

James 1:5 tells those lacking wisdom to ask God, a practical application of the wise seeking knowledge in the main verse.