Proverbs 15:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Words of wisdom come from the wise, but fools speak foolishness.

Cross References

Psalm 45:1

My thoughts are filled with beautiful words for the king, and I will use my voice as a writer would use pen and ink.

Psalm 59:7

They curse and their words cut like swords, as they say to themselves, “No one can hear us!”

Proverbs 12:23

Be sensible and don't tell everything you know— only fools spread foolishness everywhere.

Proverbs 13:16

If you have good sense, you will act sensibly, but fools act like fools.

Proverbs 15:23

Giving the right answer at the right time makes everyone happy.

Proverbs 15:28

Good people think before they answer, but the wicked speak evil without ever thinking.

Proverbs 15:7

Words of wisdom make good sense; the thoughts of a fool make no sense at all.

Proverbs 16:23

You can persuade others if you are wise and speak sensibly.

Proverbs 5:2

you will have sound judgment, and you will always know the right thing to say.

Ecclesiastes 10:14

They never tire of talking, but none of us really know what the future will bring.

Ecclesiastes 5:3

If you keep thinking about something, you will dream about it. If you talk too much, you will say the wrong thing.

Isaiah 50:4

The LORD God gives me the right words to encourage the weary. Each morning he awakens me eager to learn his teaching;