Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 15:28
28A righteous heart thinks before answering, but a wicked mouth blurts out evil things.
Proverbs 15:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
- New International Version (NIV)The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The heart of the righteous studies how to answer, But the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil.
Context of Proverbs 15:28
26Evil thoughts are an abomination to Adonai, but pleasant words are pure. 27One greedy for gain troubles his household, but whoever hates bribes will live. A righteous heart thinks before answering, but a wicked mouth blurts out evil things. 29Adonai is far from the wicked, but hears the prayer of the righteous. 30Bright eyes bring joy to the heart. Good news gives health to the bones.
Read all of Proverbs 15Proverbs 15:28 word by word
לֵ֣ב צַ֭דִּיק יֶהְגֶּ֣ה לַעֲנ֑וֹת וּפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יַבִּ֥יעַ רָעֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 15:28
- Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of fools spouts folly.
- Proverbs 16:23A wise man’s heart teaches his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
- 1 Kings 3:23Then said the king: “The one says, ‘This is my son who is living, and your son is the dead,’ while the other says, ‘No, but your son is the dead one and my son is the living one.’”
- Ecclesiastes 5:2As a dream comes with excessive burdens so a fool’s voice with too many words.
- 1 Peter 3:15Instead sanctify Messiah as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you,
- Proverbs 10:19When words abound, transgression is unavoidable. but whoever restrains his lips is wise.
- Proverbs 13:16Everyone shrewd acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts folly.
- Proverbs 29:11A fool gives full vent to his temper, but a wise man holds it back.
- Ecclesiastes 10:12Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but the lips of a fool destroy him.
- Matthew 12:34You brood of vipers! How can you who are evil say anything good? For from the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
- James 3:6And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is a world of evil placed among our body parts. It pollutes the whole body and sets on fire the course of life—and is set on fire by Gehenna.
- 2 Peter 2:18For by mouthing grandiosities that amount to nothing, they entice in sensual fleshly passions those who are barely escaping from those who live in error.
Commentaries on Proverbs 15:28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28The heart of the righteous studieth to answer - His tongue never runs before his wit, he never speaks rashly, and never unadvisedly; because he studies - ponders, his thoughts and his words.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28Contrast the “studying” of the wise before he answers and the hasty babbling of the foolish. The teaching of our Lord Matthew 10:19 presents us with a different and higher precept, resting upon different conditions.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28Verse 28 A good man is proved to be a wise man by this; he governs his tongue well.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. (Compare Pr 15:14; 10:11). Caution is the fruit of wisdom; rashness of folly.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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