Proverbs 15:28
Good people think how best to answer questions, but stupid people say all kinds of evil things.
Free Bible Version
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
29The Lord keeps his distance from the wicked, but he hears the prayers of the good.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:23The king intervened, saying, “So this woman says, ‘My son is the one that's alive. Your son is the one that's dead,’ while the other woman says, ‘No! Your son is the one that's dead. My son is the one that's alive.’”
Proverbs 10:32Good people know the right thing to say, but the wicked always lie.
Proverbs 15:2What wise people say makes knowledge attractive, but stupid people talk a lot of nonsense.
Proverbs 29:11Stupid people let all their anger out, while wise people quietly hold it in.
Ecclesiastes 5:2Don't say rash things, and think before you speak to God. For God is in heaven, and you are on earth, so keep it short.
Ecclesiastes 10:12Wise words are beneficial, but fools destroy themselves by what they say.
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 →