Proverbs 15:28
in Proverbs 15The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.
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ASV
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer; But the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
KJV
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
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This verse in Proverbs 15
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer
on Proverbs 15:28-30
“The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer,” weighing a reply first, “but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil”. “The LORD is far from the wicked” in the sense that matters, unwilling to hear them, “but He hears the prayer of the righteous”.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer - His tongue never runs before his wit, he never speaks rashly, and never unadvisedly; because he studies - ponders, his thoughts and his words.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Contrast the “studying” of the wise before he answers and the hasty babbling of the foolish. The teaching of our Lord Mat 10:19 presents us with a different and higher precept, resting upon different conditions.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לֵ֣ב | lev | [the] heart of | H3820 → | 595 times |
| צַ֭דִּיק | tzadik | a righteous [person] | H6662 → | 206 times |
| יֶהְגֶּ֣ה | yehgeh | it considers | H1897 → | 25 times |
| לַעֲנ֑וֹת | laanot | to answer | H6030 → | 331 times |
| וּפִ֥י | ufi | and [the] mouth of | H6310 → | 498 times |
| רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים | reshaim | wicked [people] | H7563 → | 263 times |
| יַבִּ֥יעַ | yabia' | it pours forth | H5042 → | 11 times |
| רָעֽוֹת׃ | raot | evil things | H7451 → | 662 times |
לֵ֣ב[the] heart of
levH3820 →595 times
צַ֭דִּיקa righteous [person]
tzadikH6662 →206 times
יֶהְגֶּ֣הit considers
yehgehH1897 →25 times
לַעֲנ֑וֹתto answer
laanotH6030 →331 times
וּפִ֥יand [the] mouth of
ufiH6310 →498 times
רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםwicked [people]
reshaimH7563 →263 times
יַבִּ֥יעַit pours forth
yabia'H5042 →11 times
רָעֽוֹת׃evil things
raotH7451 →662 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Peter 3:15But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and…
it leads to
- Colossians 4:6
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
- 2 Timothy 2:25–26
He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.
- Luke 21:14–15
So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves.
- 1 Peter 3:2
when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.
- Matthew 10:18–20
On My account, you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
- Colossians 4:6
Through
Ecclesiastes 5:2Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your…
it leads to
- Matthew 6:7
And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
- Proverbs 10:19
When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
- Matthew 6:7
Through
Proverbs 29:11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.
it leads to
- Proverbs 19:11
A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
- Proverbs 19:11
Where this verse is studied
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About Proverbs
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Charles Bridges, An Exposition of the Book of Proverbs; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.