Proverbs 15:28

World English Bible (2000)

The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Pet 3:15 : 15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:
  • Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.
  • Prov 16:23 : 23 The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.
  • Prov 29:11 : 11 A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.
  • Prov 29:20 : 20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
  • Eccl 5:2 : 2 Don't be rash with your mouth, and don't let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few.
  • Eccl 5:6 : 6 Don't allow your mouth to lead you into sin. Don't protest before the messenger that this was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands?
  • Eccl 10:12-14 : 12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips. 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. 14 A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn't know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?
  • Matt 12:34 : 34 You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
  • Titus 1:10-11 : 10 For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, 11 whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain's sake.
  • Jas 3:6-8 : 6 And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna. 7 For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and thing in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind. 8 But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
  • 2 Pet 2:18 : 18 For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who are indeed escaping from those who live in error;
  • 1 Kgs 3:23-28 : 23 Then the king said, "The one says, 'This is my son who lives, and your son is the dead;' and the other says, 'No; but your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.'" 24 The king said, "Get me a sword." They brought a sword before the king. 25 The king said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other." 26 Then the woman whose the living child was spoke to the king, for her heart yearned over her son, and she said, "Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no way kill it!" But the other said, "It shall be neither mine nor yours. Divide it." 27 Then the king answered, "Give her the living child, and in no way kill it. She is its mother." 28 All Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice.
  • Prov 10:19 : 19 In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.
  • Prov 13:16 : 16 Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.

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    11The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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    20The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

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    1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

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  • Prov 12:5-6
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    5The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

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    6In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

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  • Prov 15:29
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    29Yahweh is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

  • Prov 16:23
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    4An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

  • Prov 19:28
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    28A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.

  • Prov 10:6
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    6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 29:7
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    7The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked aren't concerned about knowledge.

  • Prov 24:2
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    2for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about mischief.

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    14The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

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    34You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

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    23The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.

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    12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.

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    29A wicked man hardens his face; but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

  • Luke 6:45
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    45The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

  • Prov 8:6-7
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    6Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.

    7For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

  • Prov 15:26
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    26Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.

  • Prov 17:20
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    20One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

  • Prov 16:1
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    1The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.

  • Prov 12:12-13
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    12The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

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    23A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.

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    18Let the lying lips be mute, which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.

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    30One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.

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    32The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.

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    21The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, but the righteous give generously.

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    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth.

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    5A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.

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    25The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.

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    18Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

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    3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

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    28When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous thrive.

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    18But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.

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    26There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don't withhold.

  • Prov 16:27
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    27A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.

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    21No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.

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    12The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.

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    17He who is truthful testifies honestly, but a false witness lies.

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    26Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.