Proverbs 15:28

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

The mind of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

Cross References

1 Peter 3:15

but in your hearts reverence Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to make a defense to any one who calls you to account for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and reverence;

Proverbs 29:11

A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man quietly holds it back.

Ecclesiastes 5:2

Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven, and you upon earth; therefore let your words be few.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.

Matthew 12:34

You brood of vipers! how can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Ecclesiastes 5:6

Let not your mouth lead you into sin, and do not say before the messenger that it was a mistake; why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands?

Proverbs 29:20

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 16:23

The mind of the wise makes his speech judicious, and adds persuasiveness to his lips.

Proverbs 13:16

In everything a prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts his folly.

Proverbs 10:19

When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is prudent.

2 Peter 2:18

For, uttering loud boasts of folly, they entice with licentious passions of the flesh men who have barely escaped from those who live in error.

Psalm 59:7

There they are, bellowing with their mouths, and snarling with their lips— for “Who,” they think, “will hear us?”

Proverbs 10:32

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.