Proverbs 15:2
What wise people say makes knowledge attractive, but stupid people talk a lot of nonsense.
Free Bible 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 kind reply wards off anger, but hurtful words make people mad.
3The Lord sees everywhere, watching the evil and the good.
Cross References
Psalms 59:7See what evil talk comes pouring out of their mouths! Words sharp as swords, for they say to themselves, “Who can hear us?”
Proverbs 12:23If you're sensible, you don't show off your knowledge, but stupid people announce their stupidity.
Proverbs 15:23A good answer makes people happy—it's great to say the right thing at the right moment!
Proverbs 16:23A wise mind makes sure to say sensible things; the words spoken are persuasive.
Ecclesiastes 10:12Wise words are beneficial, but fools destroy themselves by what they say.
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 →