Proverbs 15:29
The Lord is far from the wicked; but the prayer of the righteous doth he hear.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 10:1Wherefore, O Lord, standest thou afar off? hidest thyself in times of distress?
Psalms 34:15(34:16) The eyes of the Lord are directed unto the righteous, and his ears unto their cry.
Psalms 66:18If I had looked on wickedness with my heart, the Lord would not have heard;
Psalms 138:6For exalted is the Lord, yet doth he regard the lowly; but the proud he punisheth from afar.
Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination of the Lord: but, the prayer of the upright [obtaineth] his favor.
Isaiah 59:2But your iniquities have ever made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have caused him to hide his face from you, so that he would 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 →