Proverbs 15:28
The heart of a righteous [man] studieth to answer; but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
In Context
27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
29Jehovah is far from the wicked; but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:23Then said the king, The one says, This that is living is my son, and thy son is the dead; and the other says, No, for thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.
Proverbs 10:32The lips of a righteous [man] know what is acceptable; but the mouth of the wicked is frowardness.
Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright; but the mouth of the foolish poureth out folly.
Proverbs 29:11A fool uttereth all his mind; but a wise [man] keepeth it back.
Ecclesiastes 5:2Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God: for God is in the heavens, and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be few.
Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool swallow up himself.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:28
27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live. Note, 1. Those that are covetous entail trouble upon their families: He that is greedy of gain, and therefore makes himself a slave to the world, rises up early, sits up late, and eats the bread of carefulness, in pursuit of it—he that hurries, and puts himself and all about him upon the stretch, in business, frets and vexes at every loss and disappointment, and quarrels with every body that stands in the way of his… Read the whole commentary →