Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of wise men honoureth knowing (or The speaking of the wise honoureth knowledge); the mouth of fools boileth out folly.
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
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 breaketh ire; an hard word raiseth strong vengeance.
3In each place the eyes of the Lord behold good men, and evil men.
Cross References
Psalms 59:7Lo! they shall speak in their mouth, and a sword in their lips; for who heard? (Behold! they shall speak out insults with their mouths, and their lips, (or their tongues), shall be like swords; for they say, Who shall hear us?)
Proverbs 12:23A fell man covereth knowing; and the heart of unwise men stirreth folly. (A clever person concealeth his knowledge; but the unwise tell out their foolishness.)
Proverbs 15:23A man is glad in the sentence of his mouth; and a covenable word is best (or but a suitable word is always best).
Proverbs 16:23The heart of a wise man shall teach his mouth; and shall increase grace to his lips. (The heart of a wise person shall teach his mouth; and his lips shall bring an increase of favour.)
Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of the mouth of a wise man be grace; and the lips of an unwise man shall cast him down. (The words out of the mouth of a wise person bring him favour; but the lips of an unwise person shall bring him down.)
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 →