Proverbs 15:28

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

The heart of the righteous meditateth to answer, And the mouth of the wicked uttereth evil things.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Pet 3:15 : 15 and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And `be' ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that `is' in you, with meekness and fear;
  • Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.
  • Prov 16:23 : 23 The heart of the wise causeth his mouth to act wisely, And by his lips he increaseth learning,
  • Prov 29:11 : 11 A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it.
  • Prov 29:20 : 20 Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.
  • Eccl 5:2 : 2 Cause not thy mouth to hasten, and let not thy heart hasten to bring out a word before God, for God is in the heavens, and thou on the earth, therefore let thy words be few.
  • Eccl 5:6 : 6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger, that `it `is' an error,' why is God wroth because of thy voice, and hath destroyed the work of thy hands?
  • Eccl 10:12-14 : 12 Words of the mouth of the wise `are' gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up. 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth `is' folly, And the latter end of his mouth `Is' mischievous madness. 14 And the fool multiplieth words: `Man knoweth not that which is, And that which is after him, who doth declare to him?'
  • Matt 12:34 : 34 `Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things -- being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.
  • Titus 1:10-11 : 10 for there are many both insubordinate, vain-talkers, and mind-deceivers -- especially they of the circumcision -- 11 whose mouth it behoveth to stop, who whole households do overturn, teaching what things it behoveth not, for filthy lucre's sake.
  • Jas 3:6-8 : 6 and the tongue `is' a fire, the world of the unrighteousness, so the tongue is set in our members, which is spotting our whole body, and is setting on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by the gehenna. 7 For every nature, both of beasts and of fowls, both of creeping things and things of the sea, is subdued, and hath been subdued, by the human nature, 8 and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, `it is' an unruly evil, full of deadly poison,
  • 2 Pet 2:18 : 18 for overswellings of vanity speaking, they do entice in desires of the flesh -- lasciviousnesses, those who had truly escaped from those conducting themselves in error,
  • 1 Kgs 3:23-28 : 23 And the king saith, `This `one' saith, This `is' my son, the living, and thy son `is' the dead; and that `one' saith, Nay, but thy son `is' the dead, and my son the living.' 24 And the king saith, `Take for me a sword;' and they bring the sword before the king, 25 and the king saith, `Cut the living child into two, and give the half to the one, and the half to the other.' 26 And the woman whose son `is' the living one saith unto the king (for her bowels yearned over her son), yea, she saith, `O, my lord, give to her the living child, and put it not at all to death;' and this `one' saith, `Let it be neither mine or thine -- cut `it'.' 27 And the king answereth and saith, `Give ye to her the living child, and put it not at all to death; she `is' its mother.' 28 And all Israel hear of the judgment that the king hath judged, and fear because of the king, for they have seen that the wisdom of God `is' in his heart, to do judgment.
  • Prov 10:19 : 19 In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips `is' wise.
  • Prov 13:16 : 16 Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.

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    1A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

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    2For destruction doth their heart meditate, And perverseness do their lips speak.

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