Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
In Context
1A soft aunswere appeaseth wrath: but rough wordes stirre vp anger.
3The eyes of the Lorde in euery place, beholdeth both the good and the bad.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:23A discrete man doth hyde knowledge: but the heart of fooles blabbeth out foolishnesse.
Proverbs 15:23A ioyfull thing it is to a man whe his counsayle is folowed: and howe good is a worde spoken in season.
Proverbs 16:23A wyse heart ordereth his mouth wisely, and ministreth learnyng vnto his lippes.
Ecclesiastes 10:12The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gratious: but the lippes of a foole wyll destroy him selfe.
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 →