Proverbs 15:28

The Message

Prayerful answers come from God-loyal people; the wicked are sewers of abuse.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:19

The more talk, the less truth; the wise measure their words.

Proverbs 10:32

The speech of a good person clears the air; the words of the wicked pollute it.

Proverbs 13:16

A commonsense person lives good sense; fools litter the country with silliness.

Proverbs 15:2

Knowledge flows like spring water from the wise; fools are leaky faucets, dripping nonsense.

Proverbs 16:23

They make a lot of sense, these wise folks; whenever they speak, their reputation increases.

Proverbs 29:11

A fool lets it all hang out; a sage quietly mulls it over.

Proverbs 29:20

Observe the people who always talk before they think— even simpletons are better off than they are.

Ecclesiastes 5:2

Don’t shoot off your mouth, or speak before you think. Don’t be too quick to tell God what you think he wants to hear. God’s in charge, not you—the less you speak, the better.

Ecclesiastes 5:6

Don’t let your mouth make a total sinner of you. When called to account, you won’t get by with “Sorry, I didn’t mean it.” Why risk provoking God to angry retaliation?

Matthew 12:34

“You have minds like a snake pit! How do you suppose what you say is worth anything when you are so foul-minded? It’s your heart, not the dictionary, that gives meaning to your words. A good person produces good deeds and words season after season. An evil person is a blight on the orchard. Let me tell you something: Every one of these careless words is going to come back to haunt you. There will be a time of Reckoning. Words are powerful; take them seriously. Words can be your salvation. Words can also be your damnation.”