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Proverbs 15:28

The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

KJV

Mens justi meditatur obedientiam ; os impiorum redundat malis.

Vulgate

καρδίαι δικαίων μελετῶσιν πίστεις, στόμα δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἀποκρίνεται κακά. δεκταὶ παρὰ Κυρίῳ ὁδοὶ ἀνθρώπων δικαίων, διὰ δὲ αὐτῶν καὶ οἱ ἐχθροὶ φίλοι γίνονται.

LXX

The heart of the righteous studieth to answer; But the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

ASV

לֵ֣ב צַ֭דִּיק יֶהְגֶּ֣ה לַ/עֲנ֑וֹת וּ/פִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יַבִּ֥יעַ רָעֽוֹת

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

י
y
noun · 591×
י
y
noun · 496×
יֶהְגֶּ֣ה
yhgh
verb · 25×
יַבִּ֥יעַ
yby'
verb · 11×
נִי
ny
verb · 325×
צַדִּ֑יק
tsdyq
adjective · 199×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 3:23 — Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.
  • 1Pet 3:15 — But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
  • Eccl 5:2 — Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
  • Eccl 5:6 — Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?
  • Eccl 10:12 — The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
  • Jas 3:6 — And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
  • Matt 12:34 — O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
  • Matt 12:35 — A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
  • Matt 15:18 — But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
  • Prov 10:19 — In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
  • Prov 10:32 — The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
  • Prov 13:16 — Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
  • Prov 14:33 — Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
  • Prov 15:2 — The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
  • Prov 15:2 — The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
  • Prov 16:22 — Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
  • Prov 16:23 — The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
  • Prov 16:23 — The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
  • Prov 17:27 — He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
  • Prov 29:11 — A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
  • Prov 29:20 — Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
  • Ps 59:7 — Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
  • Ps 109:2 — For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
  • Titus 1:10 — For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: