Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge acceptable; but the mouth of fools sputtereth out folly.
Leeser Tanakh
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 answer turneth away fury; but a mortifying word stirreth up anger.
3In every place are the eyes of the Lord, looking on the bad and the good.
Cross References
Psalms 59:7(59:8) Behold, they sputter with their mouth: swords are in their lips; for who, [say they,] doth hear?
Proverbs 12:23A prudent man concealeth [his] knowledge; but the heart of fools proclaimeth [their] folly.
Proverbs 15:23A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth; and a word [spoken] at the proper time, how good is it!
Proverbs 16:23The heart of the wise maketh his mouth intelligent, and upon his lips he increaseth information.
Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a wise man's mouth [bring] grace; but the lips of a fool will destroy himself.
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 →