28The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.


In Context

25 Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow's borders intact.

26 Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.

27 He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.

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

29 Yahweh is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news gives health to the bones.

Proverbs 15:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:28The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:28The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:28The mind of the just studieth obedience: the mouth of the wicked over floweth with evils.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:28The heart of the righteous studieth to answer; But the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:28The heart of a righteous man studieth to answer; but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:28The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:28The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:28The heart of the righteous meditateth to answer, And the mouth of the wicked uttereth evil things.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:28The heart of the righteous studies to answer: but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.