Proverbs 15:28 · KJV
“The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.”
— Proverbs 15:28
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
The LORD {is} far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
Proverbs 15 — Context
The thoughts of the wicked {are} an abomination to the LORD: but {the words} of the pure {are} pleasant words. {pleasant...: Heb. words of pleasantness}
27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
28The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
29The LORD {is} far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
30The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: {and} a good report maketh the bones fat.
Cross References
1 Peter 3:15
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and {be} ready always to {give} an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: {fear: or, reverence}
Proverbs 29:11
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise {man} keepeth it in till afterwards.
Ecclesiastes 5:2
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter {any} thing before God: for God {is} in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. {thing: or, word}
James 3:6-8
And the tongue {is} a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. {course: Gr. wheel}
Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. {poureth: Heb. belcheth, or, bubbleth}
Proverbs 16:23
The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips. {teacheth: Heb. maketh wise}
Matthew 12:34
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Ecclesiastes 5:6
Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it {was} an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?