Proverbs 15:29
Far [is] Jehovah from the wicked, And the prayer of the righteous He heareth.
Young's Literal Translation
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 meditateth to answer, And the mouth of the wicked uttereth evil things.
30The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart, A good report maketh fat the bone.
Cross References
Psalms 10:1Why, Jehovah, dost Thou stand at a distance? Thou dost hide in times of adversity,
Psalms 34:15The eyes of Jehovah [are] unto the righteous, And His ears unto their cry.
Psalms 66:18Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, The Lord doth not hear.
Psalms 138:6For high [is] Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.
Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright [is] His delight.
Isaiah 59:2But your iniquities have been separating Between you and your God, And your sins have hidden The Presence from you — from hearing.
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 →