Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise adorneth knowledge: but the mouth of fools bubbleth out folly.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury.
3The eyes of the Lord in every place behold the good and the evil.
Cross References
Psalms 59:7They shall return at evening, and shall suffer hunger like dogs: and shall go round about the city.
Proverbs 12:23A cautious man concealeth knowledge: and the heart of fools publisheth folly.
Proverbs 15:23A man rejoiceth in the sentence of his mouth: and a word in due time is best.
Proverbs 16:23The heart of the wise shall instruct his mouth: and shall add grace to his lips.
Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong.
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 →