Proverbs 15:28
a The ways of righteous men are acceptable with the Lord; and through them even enemies become friends.
Brenton Septuagint
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
29b Let the heart of a man think justly, that his steps may be rightly ordered of God.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:23And the king said to them, Thou sayest, This is my son, even the living one, and this woman's son is the dead one: and thou sayest, No, but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son.
Proverbs 10:32The lips of just men drop grace: but the mouth of the ungodly is perverse.
Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise knows what is good: but the mouth of the foolish tells out evil things.
Proverbs 29:11A fool utters all his mind: but the wise reserves his in part.
Ecclesiastes 5:2For through the multitude of trial a dream comes; and a fool's voice is with a multitude of words.
Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a wise mouth are gracious: but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.
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 →