Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge. But the mouth of the senseless gushes with foolishness.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
In Context
1A mild response shatters anger. But a harsh word stirs up fury.
3In every place, the eyes of the Lord consider good and evil.
Cross References
Psalms 59:7Save me with your right hand, and hear me.
Proverbs 12:23A resourceful man conceals knowledge. And the heart of the unwise provokes foolishness.
Proverbs 15:23A man rejoices in the verdict of his own mouth. And a word at the right time is best.
Proverbs 16:23The heart of the wise shall instruct his mouth and add grace to his lips.
Ecclesiastes 10:12Words from the mouth of a wise man are graceful, but the lips of a foolish man will throw him down with violence.
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 →