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Proverbs 15:28–30

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The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
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From verse 28

  1. 1 Peter 3:15Rank 1 from verse 28
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    15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

  2. Ecclesiastes 5:2Rank 2 from verse 28
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    2Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

  3. Proverbs 29:11Rank 3 from verse 28
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    11A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

  4. James 3:6–8Rank 4 from verse 28
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    6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

    7For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:

    8But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

  5. Proverbs 16:23Rank 5 from verse 28
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    23The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

  6. Proverbs 15:2Rank 6 from verse 28
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    2The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

  7. Ecclesiastes 10:12–14Rank 7 from verse 28
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    12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

    13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

    14A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

  8. Ecclesiastes 5:6Rank 8 from verse 28
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    6Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?

  9. Matthew 12:34Rank 9 from verse 28
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    34O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

  10. Proverbs 10:19Rank 10 from verse 28
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    19In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

  11. Proverbs 29:20Rank 11 from verse 28
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    20Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

  12. Proverbs 13:16Rank 12 from verse 28
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    16Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.

  13. 1 Kings 3:23–28Rank 13 from verse 28
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    23Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

    24And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

    25And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

    26Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.

    27Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

    28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.

  14. Titus 1:10–11Rank 14 from verse 28
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    10For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

    11Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.

  15. 2 Peter 2:18Rank 15 from verse 28
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    18For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.

From verse 29

  1. John 9:31Rank 1 from verse 29
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    31Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

  2. Psalms 145:18–19Rank 2 from verse 29
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    18The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

    19He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

  3. 1 Peter 3:12Rank 3 from verse 29
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    12For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

  4. Proverbs 15:8Rank 4 from verse 29
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    8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

  5. Psalms 34:15–17Rank 5 from verse 29
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    15The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

    16The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

    17The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

  6. James 5:16–18Rank 6 from verse 29
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    16Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

    17Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

    18And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

  7. Ephesians 2:12–13Rank 7 from verse 29
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    12That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

    13But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

  8. Romans 8:26–27Rank 8 from verse 29
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    26Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

    27And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

  9. Psalms 66:18–19Rank 9 from verse 29
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    18If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

    19But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

  10. Psalms 138:6Rank 10 from verse 29
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    6Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.

  11. Isaiah 55:8–9Rank 11 from verse 29
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    8¶ For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.

    9For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

  12. Matthew 25:46Rank 12 from verse 29
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    46And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

  13. Psalms 73:27Rank 13 from verse 29
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    27For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.

  14. Psalms 10:1Rank 14 from verse 29
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    1WHY standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

  15. Psalms 18:41Rank 15 from verse 29
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    41They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.

From verse 30

  1. Luke 2:10–19Rank 1 from verse 30
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    10And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

    11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

    12And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

    13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

    14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

    15And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

    16And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

    17And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

    18And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

    19But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

  2. Isaiah 58:11Rank 2 from verse 30
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    11And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

  3. Proverbs 25:25Rank 3 from verse 30
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    25As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

  4. Revelation 22:5Rank 4 from verse 30
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    5And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

  5. Revelation 21:23Rank 5 from verse 30
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    23And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

  6. Ezra 9:8Rank 6 from verse 30
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    8And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

  7. Proverbs 17:22Rank 7 from verse 30
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    22A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

  8. Ecclesiastes 11:7Rank 8 from verse 30
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    7¶ Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:

  9. Proverbs 3:8Rank 9 from verse 30
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    8It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

  10. Psalms 89:15Rank 10 from verse 30
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    15Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.

  11. Proverbs 13:9Rank 11 from verse 30
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    9The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 15:28

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

righteous

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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

answer

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Sense 1: A reply or response. Sense 2: As a verb, to reply, respond, or give account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 15:29

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

righteous

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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 15:30

COMBINED MEANING

light

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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

eyes

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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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report

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Sense 1: A statement or account of facts. Sense 2: As a verb, to tell, relate, or make known.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

maketh

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Third-person singular present form of make (to form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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fat

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1. The rich oily bodily substance of an animal. 2. Rich, fertile, abundant, prosperous, or flourishing. 3. Well-fed, plump, or full-bodied. 4. The richest or choicest part or produce of something. 5. Figuratively, dull, insensible, or hardened.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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15:27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

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

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15:29The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

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15:30The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.

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15:31The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.

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