Proverbs 15:28 (YLT)

Passage

The heart of the righteous meditateth to answer, And the mouth of the wicked uttereth evil things.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 15:26 An abomination to Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> thoughts of wickedness, And pure <FI>are<Fi> sayings of pleasantness.

Proverbs 15:27 A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth.

Proverbs 15:28 The heart of the righteous meditateth to answer, And the mouth of the wicked uttereth evil things.

Proverbs 15:29 Far <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah from the wicked, And the prayer of the righteous He heareth.

Proverbs 15:30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart, A good report maketh fat the bone.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "heart", "righteous", "meditateth", "answer", "mouth", "wicked", "uttereth", and "evil". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "heart" and "righteous", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "A dishonest gainer is troubling his house..." into verse 29's "Far FI is Fi Jehovah from the...", so "heart" and "righteous" 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 "heart" and "righteous" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.