Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools gush out folly.
World Messianic 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 LORD’s eyes are everywhere, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
Cross References
Psalms 59:7Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, “For”, they say, “who hears us?”
Proverbs 12:23A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.
Proverbs 15:23Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!
Proverbs 16:23The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.
Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.
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 →