Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise uses knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.
Updated King James Version
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 turns away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
3The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
Cross References
Psalms 59:7Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, does hear?
Proverbs 12:23A prudent man conceals knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.
Proverbs 15:23A man has joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
Proverbs 16:23The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.
Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up 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 →