Proverbs 15:2
The lashon of chachamim useth da'as aright, 1 but the peh (mouth) of kesilim (fools) poureth out folly. 1
Orthodox Jewish 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 soft answer turneth away chemah (wrath); 1 but harsh devarim stir up anger. 1
3The eynayim of Hashem are in kol makom (every place), 1 watching the ra'im and the tovim. 1
Cross References
Psalms 59:7They return at erev; 1 they growl like a kelev (dog), 1 and prowl around the Ir. 1
Proverbs 12:23A prudent man concealeth da'as, 1 but the lev kesilim (mind of fools) preaches folly. 1
Proverbs 15:23An ish hath simchah in the apt reply of his peh (mouth), 1 and a timely davar, mah tov (how good!) 1
Proverbs 16:23The lev chacham guides his peh (mouth), 1 and addeth learning to his sfatayim (lips). 1
Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a chachamʼs mouth are chen (gracious); 1 but the lips of a kesil will swallow up himself. 1
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 →