Proverbs 15:2

New International Version

The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.

Cross References

Psalm 45:1

My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

Psalm 59:7

See what they spew from their mouths— the words from their lips are sharp as swords, and they think, “Who can hear us?”

Proverbs 12:23

The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves, but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.

Proverbs 13:16

All who are prudent act with knowledge, but fools expose their folly.

Proverbs 15:23

A person finds joy in giving an apt reply— and how good is a timely word!

Proverbs 15:28

The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.

Proverbs 16:23

The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction.

Proverbs 5:2

that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 10:14

and fools multiply words. No one knows what is coming— who can tell someone else what will happen after them?

Ecclesiastes 5:3

A dream comes when there are many cares, and many words mark the speech of a fool.

Isaiah 50:4

The Sovereign Lord has given me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed.