Proverbs 15:28

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The heart of the upright gives thought to his answer; but from the mouth of the evil-doer comes a stream of evil things.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Pet 3:15 : 15 But give honour to Christ in your hearts as your Lord; and be ready at any time when you are questioned about the hope which is in you, to give an answer in the fear of the Lord and without pride;
  • Prov 15:2 : 2 Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.
  • Prov 16:23 : 23 The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.
  • Prov 29:11 : 11 A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.
  • Prov 29:20 : 20 Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.
  • Eccl 5:2 : 2 As a dream comes from much business, so the voice of a foolish man comes with words in great number.
  • Eccl 5:6 : 6 Because much talk comes from dreams and things of no purpose. But let the fear of God be in you.
  • Eccl 10:12-14 : 12 The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction. 13 The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime. 14 The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?
  • Matt 12:34 : 34 You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.
  • Titus 1:10-11 : 10 For there are men who are not ruled by law; foolish talkers, false teachers, specially those of the circumcision, 11 By whom some families have been completely overturned; who take money for teaching things which are not right; these will have to be stopped.
  • Jas 3:6-8 : 6 And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell. 7 For every sort of beast and bird and every living thing on earth and in the sea has been controlled by man and is under his authority; 8 But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death.
  • 2 Pet 2:18 : 18 For with high-sounding false words, making use of the attraction of unclean desires of the flesh, they get into their power those newly made free from those who are living in error;
  • 1 Kgs 3:23-28 : 23 Then the king said, One says, The living child is my son, and yours is the dead: and the other says, Not so; but your son is the dead one and mine is the living. 24 Then he said, Get me a sword. So they went and put a sword before the king. 25 And the king said, Let the living child be cut in two and one half given to one woman and one to the other. 26 Then the mother of the living child came forward, for her heart went out to her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the child; do not on any account put it to death. But the other woman said, It will not be mine or yours; let it be cut in two. 27 Then the king made answer and said, Give her the child, and do not put it to death; she is the mother of it. 28 And news of this decision which the king had made went through all Israel; and they had fear of the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to give decisions.
  • Prov 10:19 : 19 Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.
  • Prov 13:16 : 16 A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.

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    30 The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.

  • Prov 10:31-32
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    31 The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

    32 The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.

  • Prov 10:11
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    11 The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.

  • Prov 10:20
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    20 The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.

  • Prov 15:1-2
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    1 By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

    2 Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.

  • Prov 12:5-6
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    5 The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit.

    6 The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.

  • Prov 15:6-7
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    6 In the house of the upright man there is a great store of wealth; but in the profits of the sinner there is trouble.

    7 The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.

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    29 The Lord is far from sinners, but his ear is open to the prayer of the upright.

  • Prov 16:23
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    23 The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4 A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

  • Prov 19:28
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    28 A good-for-nothing witness makes sport of the judge's decision: and the mouth of evil-doers sends out evil like a stream.

  • Prov 10:6
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    6 Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.

  • Prov 29:7
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    7 The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.

  • Prov 24:2
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    2 For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.

  • Prov 15:14
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    14 The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.

  • Matt 12:34-35
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    34 You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.

    35 The good man out of his good store gives good things; and the evil man out of his evil store gives evil things.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23 The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12 The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29 The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.

  • Luke 6:45
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    45 The good man, out of the good store of his heart, gives good things; and the evil man, out of his evil store, gives evil: for out of the full store of the heart come the words of the mouth.

  • Prov 8:6-7
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    6 Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.

    7 For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me.

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    26 Evil designs are disgusting to the Lord, but the words of the clean-hearted are pleasing.

  • Prov 17:20
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    20 Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

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    1 The designs of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.

  • Prov 12:12-13
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    12 The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.

    13 In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.

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    23 A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.

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    18 Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.

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    30 He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.

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    32 The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.

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    21 The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.

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    13 Lips of righteousness are the delight of kings; and he who says what is upright is dear to him.

  • Prov 13:5
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    5 The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.

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    25 The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.

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    18 The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

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    3 In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.

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  • Matt 15:18
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    18 But the things which come out of the mouth come from the heart; and they make a man unclean.

  • Prov 21:26
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    26 All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.

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    27 A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.

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    21 No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil.

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    12 The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him.

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    17 The breathing out of true words gives knowledge of righteousness; but a false witness gives out deceit.

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    26 Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.