PRO 15:28 Parallel Verse View

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ULT The heart of the righteous one considers how to answer,
⇔ but the mouth of the wicked ones gushes forth evils.

UST Righteous people think carefully about how to reply to people,
⇔ but wicked people constantly say what is evil.

BSB ⇔ The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer,
⇔ but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.

OEB Faithfulness broods in the heart of the righteous,
⇔ but evil pours from the mouth of the wicked.

WEB The heart of the righteous weighs answers,
⇔ but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.

WMB (Same as above)

NET The heart of the righteous considers how to answer,
⇔ but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

LSV The heart of the righteous meditates to answer,
And the mouth of the wicked utters evil things.

FBV Good people think how best to answer questions, but stupid people say all kinds of evil things.

T4T ⇔ Righteous/Good people think carefully before they answer what others ask them;
⇔ wicked people very quickly say what is evil.

LEB • [fn] of righteousness will ponder the answer, but a mouth of wickedness will pour out deceit.

?:? Or “mind”

BBE The heart of the upright gives thought to his answer; but from the mouth of the evil-doer comes a stream of evil things.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS The heart of the righteous studieth to answer; but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

ASV The heart of the righteous studieth to answer;
⇔ But the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

DRA The mind of the just studieth obedience: the mouth of the wicked over floweth with evils.

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

DBY The heart of a righteous [man] studieth to answer; but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

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

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

KJB-1769 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

KJB-1611 No KJB-1611 PRO book available

BB The heart of the ryghteous studyeth his aunswere afore: but the wicked mans mouth spueth out mischiefe.
(The heart of the righteous studyeth his answer afore: but the wicked mans mouth spueth out mischiefe.)

GNV The heart of the righteous studieth to answere: but the wicked mans mouth babbleth euil thinges.
(The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the wicked mans mouth babbleth euil things. )

CB A rightuous ma museth in his mynde how to do good, but ye mynde of the vngodly ymagineth, how he maye do harme.
(A rightuous man museth in his mind how to do good, but ye/you_all mind of the ungodly ymagineth, how he may do harme.)

WYC The soule of a iust man bithenkith obedience; the mouth of wickid men is ful of yuelis.
(The soule of a just man bithenkith obedience; the mouth of wicked men is full of evils.)

LUT Das Herz des Gerechten dichtet, was zu antworten ist; aber der Mund der GOttlosen schäumet Böses.
(The Herz the Gerechten dichtet, was to antworten is; but the Mund the Godlosen schäumet Böses.)

CLV Mens justi meditatur obedientiam; os impiorum redundat malis.
(Mens justi meditatur obedientiam; os impiorum redundat malis. )

BRN The hearts of the righteous meditate faithfulness; but the mouth of the ungodly answers evil things.

BrLXX Καρδίαι δικαίων μελετῶσι πίστεις, στόμα δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἀποκρίνεται κακά·
(Kardiai dikaiōn meletōsi pisteis, stoma de asebōn apokrinetai kaka; )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

לֵ֣ב צַ֭דִּיק יֶהְגֶּ֣ה & וּ⁠פִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יַבִּ֥יעַ

heart law-abiding/just ponders & and,mouth wicked pours_out

The heart, the righteous one, and the mouth represent things and a type of people in general, not a specific heart, righteous one or mouth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “The hearts of any righteous ones consider how … but the mouths of the wicked ones gush forth"

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לֵ֣ב

heart

Here, heart refers to the whole person. See how you translated the same use of heart in 6:18.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

לַ⁠עֲנ֑וֹת

to,answer

Solomon is leaving out a word that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply this word from the context if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “to answer a person”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וּ⁠פִ֥י

and,mouth

See how you translated the same use of the mouth of in 10:6.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יַבִּ֥יעַ

pours_out

See how you translated the same use of gushes forth in 15:2.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

רָעֽוֹת

evil

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of evils, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “evil things”

Parallel PRO 15:28