Proverbs 15:28
The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.
Berean Standard Bible
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 who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.
29The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:23Then the king replied, “This woman says, ‘My son is alive and yours is dead,’ but that woman says, ‘No, your son is dead and mine is alive.’”
Proverbs 10:32The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
Proverbs 29:11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.
Ecclesiastes 5:2Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.
Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
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 →