Proverbs 15:28
The heart of the ryghteous studyeth his aunswere afore: but the wicked mans mouth spueth out mischiefe.
Bible (Bishops')
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
27The greedy couetous man rooteth vp his owne house: but who so hateth rewardes shall lyue.
29The Lorde is farre from the vngodly: but he heareth the prayer of the ryghteous.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:32The lippes of the ryghteous vtter that which is acceptable: but the mouth of the vngodly [speaketh] frowarde thynges.
Proverbs 15:2The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.
Proverbs 29:11A foole vttereth all his mynde at once: but a wyse man kepeth it in tyll afterwarde.
Ecclesiastes 5:2Be not hastye with thy mouth, and let not thine heart speake any thyng rashly before God: For God is in heauen, and thou vpon earth, therfore let thy wordes be fewe.
Ecclesiastes 10:12The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gratious: but the lippes of a foole wyll destroy him selfe.
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 →