Verse 2

The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 12:23 : 23 The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.
• Prov 13:16 : 16 Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
• Prov 15:28 : 28 The heart of the righteous considers how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
• Isa 50:4 : 4 The Servant Perseveres The Sovereign LORD has given me the capacity to be his spokesman, so that I know how to help the weary. He wakes me up every morning; he makes me alert so I can listen attentively as disciples do.
• Prov 16:23 : 23 A wise person’s heart makes his speech wise and it adds persuasiveness to his words.
• Prov 25:11-12 : 11 Like apples of gold in settings of silver, so is a word skillfully spoken. 12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to the ear of the one who listens.
• Eccl 10:12-13 : 12 Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive. 13 At the beginning his words are foolish and at the end his talk is wicked madness,
• Prov 15:23 : 23 A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time– how good it is!
• Ps 45:1 : 1 For the music director; according to the tune of“Lilies;” by the Korahites, a well-written poem, a love song. My heart is stirred by a beautiful song. I say,“I have composed this special song for the king; my tongue is as skilled as the stylus of an experienced scribe.”
• Ps 59:7 : 7 Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say,“Who hears?”