Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
In Context
1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
3The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
Cross References
Psalms 59:7See what they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”
Proverbs 12:23A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.
Proverbs 15:23A man takes joy in a fitting reply— and how good is a timely word!
Proverbs 16:23The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
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 →