Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.
Young's Literal Translation
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 turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.
3In every place are the eyes of Jehovah, Watching the evil and the good.
Cross References
Psalms 59:7Lo, they belch out with their mouths, Swords [are] in their lips, for 'Who heareth?'
Proverbs 12:23A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaimeth folly.
Proverbs 15:23Joy [is] to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season — how good!
Proverbs 16:23The heart of the wise causeth his mouth to act wisely, And by his lips he increaseth learning,
Ecclesiastes 10:12Words of the mouth of the wise [are] gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.
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 →