Proverbs 15:2
When wise people speak [MTY], it causes those who hear what they say to want to know more; foolish people continually say [MTY] what is foolish.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 59:7They loudly say terrible things; they say [MTY] many things that injure people like [MET] swords do, but they think, “No one will [RHQ] hear us!”
Proverbs 12:23Those with good sense do not reveal all that they know; foolish people show clearly by what they say that they ◄are ignorant/have not learned much►.
Proverbs 15:23People rejoice when they are able to reply well to what others have asked them; truly, it is very delightful to be able to say the right thing at the right time.
Proverbs 16:23Those who are wise think carefully before they talk, and as a result they are able to influence/persuade others to do what is right.
Ecclesiastes 10:12Wise people say [MTY] what is sensible, and because of that, people honor them; but foolish people are destroyed by what they say [MTY].
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 →