Proverbs 15:29

רָחוֹק יְהוָה מֵרְשָׁעִים וּתְפִלַּת צַדִּיקִים יִשְׁמָֽע ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

In Context

28לֵב צַדִּיק יֶהְגֶּה לַעֲנוֹת וּפִי רְשָׁעִים יַבִּיעַ רָעֽוֹת ׃

30מְֽאוֹר ־ עֵינַיִם יְשַׂמַּֽח ־ לֵב שְׁמוּעָה טוֹבָה תְּדַשֶּׁן ־ עָֽצֶם ׃

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Cross References

Psalms 10:1לָמָה יְהוָה תַּעֲמֹד בְּרָחוֹק תַּעְלִים לְעִתּוֹת בַּצָּרָֽה ׃

Psalms 34:15סוּר מֵרָע וַעֲשֵׂה ־ טוֹב בַּקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם וְרָדְפֵֽהוּ ׃

Psalms 66:18אָוֶן אִם ־ רָאִיתִי בְלִבִּי לֹא יִשְׁמַע ׀ אֲדֹנָֽי ׃

Psalms 138:6כִּי ־ רָם יְהוָה וְשָׁפָל יִרְאֶה וְגָבֹהַּ מִמֶּרְחָק יְיֵדָֽע ׃

Proverbs 15:8זֶבַח רְשָׁעִים תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה וּתְפִלַּת יְשָׁרִים רְצוֹנֽוֹ ׃

Isaiah 59:2כִּי אִם ־ עֲוֺנֹֽתֵיכֶם הָיוּ מַבְדִּלִים בֵּינֵכֶם לְבֵין אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם וְחַטֹּֽאותֵיכֶם הִסְתִּירוּ פָנִים מִכֶּם מִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ ׃

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 →

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