28 The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 15:28
The LORD Sees Every Heart: Wise Speech, Teachable Correction, and the Path of Life
The chapter moves through speech and correction, worship and divine scrutiny, the heart and knowledge, fear of the LORD and household peace, counsel and timely words, the upward path of life, the LORD's opposition to pride and greed, and the final union of correction, understanding, fear of the LORD, humility, and honor.
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Verse 28
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The heart לֵ֣ב H3820 Noun - masculine singular of the righteous צַ֭דִּיק H6662 Adjective - masculine singular ponders יֶהְגֶּ֣ה H1897 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular how to answer לַעֲנ֑וֹת H6030 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct but the mouth וּפִ֥י H6310 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of the wicked רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים H7563 Adjective - masculine plural blurts out יַבִּ֥יעַ H5042 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular evil רָעֽוֹת׃ H7451 Noun - feminine plural