Proverbs 15:28 Cross References

Proverbs 15:28

28: The godly think before speaking; the wicked spout evil words.

Proverbs 15:2

  1. The wise person makes learning a joy; fools spout only foolishness.

1 Peter 3:15

  1. Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if you are asked about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain it.

Proverbs 13:16

  1. Wise people think before they act; fools don't and even brag about it!

James 3:6

  1. And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is full of wickedness that can ruin your whole life. It can turn the entire course of your life into a blazing flame of destruction, for it is set on fire by hell itself.
  2. People can tame all kinds of animals and birds and reptiles and fish,
  3. but no one can tame the tongue. It is an uncontrollable evil, full of deadly poison.

Proverbs 29:11

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

Proverbs 16:23

  1. From a wise mind comes wise speech; the words of the wise are persuasive.

Ecclesiastes 5:2

  1. And don't make rash promises to God, for he is in heaven, and you are only here on earth. So let your words be few.

1 Kings 3:23

  1. Then the king said, "Let's get the facts straight. Both of you claim the living child is yours, and each says that the dead child belongs to the other.
  2. All right, bring me a sword." So a sword was brought to the king.
  3. Then he said, "Cut the living child in two and give half to each of these women!"
  4. Then the woman who really was the mother of the living child, and who loved him very much, cried out, "Oh no, my lord! Give her the child--please do not kill him!" But the other woman said, "All right, he will be neither yours nor mine; divide him between us!"
  5. Then the king said, "Do not kill him, but give the baby to the woman who wants him to live, for she is his mother!"

Ecclesiastes 10:12

  1. It is pleasant to listen to wise words, but the speech of fools brings them to ruin.
  2. Since fools base their thoughts on foolish premises, their conclusions will be wicked madness.
  3. Foolish people claim to know all about the future and tell everyone the details! But who can really know what is going to happen?

Matthew 12:34

  1. You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say.

2 Peter 2:18

  1. They brag about themselves with empty, foolish boasting. With lustful desire as their bait, they lure back into sin those who have just escaped from such wicked living.

Ecclesiastes 5:6

  1. In such cases, your mouth is making you sin. And don't defend yourself by telling the Temple messenger that the promise you made was a mistake. That would make God angry, and he might wipe out everything you have achieved.

Proverbs 10:19

  1. Don't talk too much, for it fosters sin. Be sensible and turn off the flow!

Proverbs 29:20

  1. There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.

Titus 1:10

  1. For there are many who rebel against right teaching; they engage in useless talk and deceive people. This is especially true of those who insist on circumcision for salvation.
  2. They must be silenced. By their wrong teaching, they have already turned whole families away from the truth. Such teachers only want your money.
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