Proverbs 15:2

New King James Version

The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, But the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness.

Cross References

Psalm 45:1

My heart is overflowing with a good theme; I recite my composition concerning the King; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Psalm 59:7

Indeed, they belch with their mouth; Swords are in their lips; For they say, “Who hears?”

Proverbs 12:23

A prudent man conceals knowledge, But the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.

Proverbs 13:16

Every prudent man acts with knowledge, But a fool lays open his folly.

Proverbs 15:23

A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, And a word spoken in due season, how good it is!

Proverbs 15:28

The heart of the righteous studies how to answer, But the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil.

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, But the heart of the fool does not do so.

Proverbs 16:23

The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, And adds learning to his lips.

Proverbs 5:2

That you may preserve discretion, And your lips may keep knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 10:14

A fool also multiplies words. No man knows what is to be; Who can tell him what will be after him?

Ecclesiastes 5:3

For a dream comes through much activity, And a fool’s voice is known by his many words.

Isaiah 50:4

“The Lord God has given Me The tongue of the learned, That I should know how to speak A word in season to him who is weary. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear To hear as the learned.