Proverbs 15:28 Cross References - Leeser

28 The heart of the righteous reflecteth to answer; but the mouth of the wicked sputtereth out evil things.

1 Kings 3:23-28

23 Then said the king, This one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is dead: and the other saith, It is not so; thy son is the dead, and my son is the living. 24 And the king said, Fetch me a sword: and they brought the sword before the king. 25 And the king said, Hew the living child in two, and give the one half to one, and the other half to the other. 26 Then spoke the woman whose son was the living unto the king, for her love had become enkindled for her son, and she said, O pardon, my Lord, give her the living child, and only do not slay it; but the other said, Neither mine nor thine shall it be, hew it asunder. 27 The king then answered and said, Give her the living child, and do not slay it: she is its mother. 28 And when all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had given, they feared the king; for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to exercise justice.

Proverbs 10:19

19 In a multitude of words transgression cannot be avoided; but he that refraineth his lips is intelligent.

Proverbs 13:16

16 Every prudent man acteth with knowledge; but a fool spreadeth abroad his folly.

Proverbs 15:2

2 The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge acceptable; but the mouth of fools sputtereth out folly.

Proverbs 16:23

23 The heart of the wise maketh his mouth intelligent, and upon his lips he increaseth information.

Proverbs 29:11

11 A fool uttereth all his mind; but the wise holdeth it back.

Proverbs 29:20

20 Seest then a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope for a fool than for him.

Ecclesiastes 5:2

2 (5:1) Suffer not thy mouth to be rash, and let thy heart not be hasty to utter any word before God; for God is in the heavens, and thou art upon the earth: therefore let thy words be few.

Ecclesiastes 5:6

6 (5:5) Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy body to sin; and say thou not before the messenger, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry because of thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?

Ecclesiastes 10:12-14

12 The words of a wise man’s mouth bring grace; but the lips of a fool will destroy himself. 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the last that cometh out of his mouth is evil-bringing madness. 14 The fool also multiplieth words; but a man cannot know what is to be; and what is to be after him, who can tell him?

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