Proverbs 15:2
Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
In Context
1By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.
3The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
Cross References
Psalms 59:7\59:6\They come back in the evening; they make a noise like a dog, and go round the town.
Proverbs 12:23A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.
Proverbs 15:23A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!
Proverbs 16:23The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.
Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:2
The Proper Use of the Tongue. 1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. Solomon, as conservator of the public peace, here tells us, 1. How the peace may be kept, that we may know how in our places to keep it; it is by soft words. If wrath be risen like a threatening cloud, pregnant with storms and thunder, a soft answer will disperse it and turn it away. When men are provoked, speak gently to them, and give them good words, and they will be pacified, as the Ephraimites were by Gideon's… Read the whole commentary →