Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise vseth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fooles babbleth out foolishnesse.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 answere putteth away wrath: but grieuous wordes stirre vp anger.
3The eyes of the Lord in euery place beholde the euill and the good.
Cross References
Psalms 59:7Behold, they brag in their talke, and swords are in their lips: for, Who, say they, doeth heare?
Proverbs 12:23A wise man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of the fooles publisheth foolishnes.
Proverbs 15:23A ioy commeth to a man by the answere of his mouth: and how good is a word in due season?
Proverbs 16:23The heart of the wise guideth his mouth wisely, and addeth doctrine to his lippes.
Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of ye mouth of a wise man haue grace: but the lippes of a foole deuoure himselfe.
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 →