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


In Context

25 The house of the proud Jehovah pulleth down, And He setteth up the border of the widow.

26 An abomination to Jehovah are thoughts of wickedness, And pure are sayings of pleasantness.

27 A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth.

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

29 Far is Jehovah from the wicked, And the prayer of the righteous He heareth.

30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart, A good report maketh fat the bone.

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 World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

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.