Proverbs 15:28

Bishops' Bible (1568)

The heart of the ryghteous studyeth his aunswere afore: but the wicked mans mouth spueth out mischiefe.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Pet 3:15 : 15 But sanctifie the Lorde God in your heartes. Be redy alwayes to geue an aunswere to euery man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you,
  • Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.
  • Prov 16:23 : 23 A wyse heart ordereth his mouth wisely, and ministreth learnyng vnto his lippes.
  • Prov 29:11 : 11 A foole vttereth all his mynde at once: but a wyse man kepeth it in tyll afterwarde.
  • Prov 29:20 : 20 Seest thou a man that is hastie to speake vnaduisedly? there is more hope in a foole then in hym.
  • Eccl 5:2 : 2 Be not hastye with thy mouth, and let not thine heart speake any thyng rashly before God: For God is in heauen, and thou vpon earth, therfore let thy wordes be fewe.
  • Eccl 5:6 : 6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy fleshe for to sinne, neither say thou before the angell that it is thy ignoraunce: for then God wyll be angry at thy voyce, and destroy all the worke of thyne handes.
  • Eccl 10:12-14 : 12 The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gratious: but the lippes of a foole wyll destroy him selfe. 13 The beginning of his talking is foolishnesse: & the last worde of his mouth is starke madnesse. 14 A foole is full of wordes, and a man can not tell what shall come to passe: who wyll then warne hym of it that shall folowe after hym?
  • Matt 12:34 : 34 O generation of vipers, howe can ye speake good thynges, when ye your selues are euyll? For out of the aboundauce of the heart, the mouth speaketh.
  • Titus 1:10-11 : 10 For there are many vnruly, and vayne talkers, and deceauers of myndes, specially they that are of ye circumcision, 11 Whose mouthes must be stopped, which subuert whole houses, teachyng thynges which they ought not, for fylthie lucre sake.
  • Jas 3:6-8 : 6 And the tongue is fyre, euen a worlde of wickednesse. So is the tongue set among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fyre the course of nature, & it is set on fyre of hell. 7 All the natures of beastes, & of byrdes, and of serpentes, and thynges of the sea, are meeked and tamed of the nature of man: 8 But the tongue can no man tame, it is an vnruly euyll, full of deadly poyson.
  • 2 Pet 2:18 : 18 For when they haue spoken the great swellyng wordes of vanitie, they entice through lustes in the voluptuousnesse of the fleshe, them that were cleane escaped, from them whiche are wrapped in errour,
  • 1 Kgs 3:23-28 : 23 Then sayde the king: The one sayth, this that is alyue is my sonne, and the dead is thyne: And the other sayth, nay: but thy sonne is the dead, and the liuing childe is myne. 24 And the king sayde: Bring me a sworde. And they brought out a sworde before the king. 25 And the king sayde: Deuide the liuing child in two, and geue the one halfe to the one, aud the other to the other. 26 Then spake the woman whose the liuing childe was, vnto the king (for her bowelles yerned vpon her sonne) and sayde: I besech thee my lorde geue her the liuing childe, and in no wyse slay it: But the other sayde, Let it be neither myne nor thyne, but deuide it. 27 Then the king aunswered and sayde: Geue her the liuing childe, and slay it not, for she is the mother therof. 28 And all they of Israel hearde of the iudgement which the king had iudged, and feared the king: for they sawe that the wysdome of God was in him to do iustice.
  • Prov 10:19 : 19 Where much babblyng is, there must needes be offence: and he that refrayneth his lippes, is wyse.
  • Prov 13:16 : 16 A wise man doth all thynges with discretion: but a foole wyll declare his follie.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 37:30
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    30 The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wysdome: and his tongue wyll be talking of iudgement.

  • Prov 10:31-32
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    79%

    31 The mouth of the iust wyll be talking of wisdome: but the tongue of the frowarde shall be cut out.

    32 The lippes of the ryghteous vtter that which is acceptable: but the mouth of the vngodly speaketh frowarde thynges.

  • Prov 10:11
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    11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but the mouth of the vngodly kepeth mischiefe in secrete.

  • Prov 10:20
    77%

    20 The tongue of the iust man is as tried siluer: but the heart of the vngodly is a thyng of naught.

  • Prov 15:1-2
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    1 A soft aunswere appeaseth wrath: but rough wordes stirre vp anger.

    2 The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.

  • Prov 12:5-6
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    76%

    5 The thoughtes of the ryghteous are ryght: but the imaginations of the vngodly are deceptfull.

    6 The talkyng of the vngodly is howe they may lay wayte for blood: but the mouth of the righteous will deliuer the.

  • Prov 15:6-7
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    6 The house of the ryghteous is full of riches: but in the fruites of the vngodly there is trouble.

    7 The lippes of the wise do sowe knowledge: but the heart of the foolishe do not so.

  • Prov 15:29
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    29 The Lorde is farre from the vngodly: but he heareth the prayer of the ryghteous.

  • Prov 16:23
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    23 A wyse heart ordereth his mouth wisely, and ministreth learnyng vnto his lippes.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4 A wicked body geueth heede to false lippes, and a lyer geueth eare to a deceiptfull tongue.

  • Prov 19:28
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    28 A wicked witnesse mocketh iudgement: and the mouth of the vngodly deuoureth wickednesse.

  • Prov 10:6
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    6 Blessinges are vpon the head of the righteous: and the mouth of the vngodly kepeth mischiefe in secrete.

  • Prov 29:7
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    7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poore: but the vngodly regardeth no vnderstandyng.

  • Prov 24:2
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    2 For their heart imagineth to do hurt, and their lippes talke mischiefe.

  • Prov 15:14
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    14 The heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng doth seke knowledge: but the mouth of fooles is fed with foolishnesse.

  • Matt 12:34-35
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    34 O generation of vipers, howe can ye speake good thynges, when ye your selues are euyll? For out of the aboundauce of the heart, the mouth speaketh.

    35 A good man, out of the good treasure of the heart, bryngeth foorth good thynges: And an euyll man, out of euyll treasure, bryngeth foorth euyll thynges.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23 The desire of the ryghteous is acceptable: but the hope of the vngodly is indignation.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12 The righteous man wysely considereth the house of the wicked, and for their wickednesse God ouerthroweth the vngodly.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29 An vngodly man hardeneth his face: but the iust refourmeth his owne way.

  • Luke 6:45
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    45 A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth foorth that which is good: And an euyll man, out of the euyll treasure of his heart, bryngeth foorth that which is euyll. For of the aboundaunce of the heart, his mouth speaketh.

  • Prov 8:6-7
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    6 Geue eare, for I wyll speake of great matters, and open my lippes to tell thinges that be right:

    7 For my mouth shall be talking of the trueth, and my lippes abhorre vngodlynesse.

  • Prov 15:26
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    26 The Lorde abhorreth the imaginations of the wicked: but the wordes of the pure are pleasaunt.

  • Prov 17:20
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    20 Who so hath a frowarde heart, obteyneth no good: and he that hath a double tongue, shall fall into mischiefe.

  • Prov 16:1
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    1 A man may wel purpose a thyng in his heart: but the aunswere of the tongue commeth of the Lorde.

  • Prov 12:12-13
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    12 The desire of the vngodly is a net of euyls: but the roote of the ryghteous bryngeth foorth fruite.

    13 The wicked falleth into the snare thorowe the malice of his owne mouth: but the iust shall escape out of all perill.

  • Prov 17:23
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    23 The vngodly taketh gyftes out of the bosome, to wrest the wayes of iudgement.

  • Ps 31:18
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    18 Let the lying lippes be put to scilence: which speake against ye righteous greeuous thinges with disdaine & contempt.

  • Prov 16:30
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    30 He shutteth his eyes to deuise mischiefe: and moueth his lippes to bryng euyll to passe.

  • Ps 37:32
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    32 The vngodly spyeth the righteous: and seeketh occasion to slay hym.

  • Ps 37:21
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    21 The vngodly boroweth and payeth not agayne: but the righteous geueth mercifully and liberally.

  • Prov 16:13
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    13 Ryghteous lippes are pleasaunt vnto kynges, and them that speaketh the trueth shall he loue.

  • Prov 13:5
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    5 A ryghteous man abhorreth lyes: but the vngodly shameth hym selfe, and is put to scilence.

  • Prov 13:25
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    25 The righteous eateth and is satisfied: but the belly of the vngodly hath neuer enough.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18 The vngodly worketh deceiptfull workes: but he that soweth righteousnesse shall receaue a sure rewarde.

  • Ps 36:3
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    3 The wordes of his mouth are vnrighteous and full of deceipt: he hath left of to behaue him selfe wisely & to do good.

  • Prov 28:28
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    28 When the vngodly are come vp, men are fayne to hide themselues: but when they perishe, the ryghteous encrease.

  • Matt 15:18
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    18 But those thynges which proceade out of the mouth, come foorth from the heart, and they defyle the man.

  • Prov 21:26
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    26 He coueteth greedyly all day long: but the righteous geueth and spareth not.

  • Prov 16:27
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    27 An vngodly person stirreth vp euyll, and in his lippes he is as an hotte burnyng fyre.

  • Prov 12:21
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    21 There shall no aduersitie happen vnto the iust: but the vngodly shalbe fylled with miserie.

  • Ps 37:12
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    12 The vngodly busieth his head all against the iust: and gnasheth vpon him with his teeth.

  • Prov 12:17
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    17 A iust man wyll tell the trueth and shewe the thyng that is ryght: but a false witnesse deceaueth.

  • Prov 25:26
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    26 A righteous man fallyng downe before the vngodly, is like a troubled wel, and a spring that is corrupted.