Proverbs 15:28
The heart of the righteous reflecteth to answer; but the mouth of the wicked sputtereth out evil things.
Leeser Tanakh
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 that is greedy after gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts will live.
29The Lord is far from the wicked; but the prayer of the righteous doth he hear.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:23Then said the king, This one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is dead: and the other saith, It is not so; thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.
Proverbs 10:32The lips of the righteous know [how to obtain] favor; but the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] perverseness.
Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge acceptable; but the mouth of fools sputtereth out folly.
Proverbs 29:11A fool uttereth all his mind; but the wise holdeth it back.
Ecclesiastes 5:2(5:1) Suffer not thy mouth to be rash, and let thy heart not be hasty to utter any word before God; for God is in the heavens, and thou art upon the earth: therefore let thy words be few.
Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a wise man's mouth [bring] grace; but the lips of a fool will destroy himself.
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 →