Proverbs 15:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 15:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 15:28 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 15:28 — KJV
“The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.”
— Proverbs 15:28 (KJV)
Proverbs 15:28 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 15:28
“O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 15:28: heart, mouth, evil
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 15:28: heart, wicked, evil
“Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 15:28: heart, righteous, wicked
“Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 15:28: heart, righteous, wicked
“Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee. thought: Heb. word wicked: Heb. Belial”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 15:28: heart, wicked, evil
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