Proverbs 15:29 (WEB)

Passage

Yahweh is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 15:27 He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.

Proverbs 15:28 The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.

Proverbs 15:29 Yahweh is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

Proverbs 15:30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news gives health to the bones.

Proverbs 15:31 The ear that listens to reproof lives, and will be at home among the wise.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "yahweh", "wicked", "hears", "prayer", and "righteous". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "yahweh" and "wicked", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "The heart of the righteous weighs answers..." into verse 30's "The light of the eyes rejoices the...", so "yahweh" and "wicked" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "yahweh" and "wicked" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.