Proverbs 15:29
The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
In Context
28The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.
30The light of the eyes cheers the heart, and good news nourishes the bones.
Cross References
Psalms 10:1Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
Psalms 34:15The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
Psalms 66:18If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
Psalms 138:6Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.
Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Isaiah 59:2But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:29
28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things. Here is, 1. A good man proved to be a wise man by this, that he governs his tongue well; he that does so the same is a perfect man, Jam. iii. 2 . It is part of the character of a righteous man that being convinced of the account he must give of his words, and of the good and bad influence of them upon others, he makes conscience of speaking truly (it is his heart that answers, that is, he speaks as he thinks, and… Read the whole commentary →