2The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.


In Context

1 A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

2 The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.

3 In every place are the eyes of Jehovah, Watching the evil and the good.

4 A healed tongue is a tree of life, And perverseness in it — a breach in the spirit.

Proverbs 15:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:2The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:2The tongue of the wise adorneth knowledge: but the mouth of fools bubbleth out folly.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:2The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright; But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:2The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright; but the mouth of the foolish poureth out folly.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:2The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out folly.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:2The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:2The tongue of the wise uses knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.