Proverbs 15:2

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Proverbs 15:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.

3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.

4 A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Proverbs 15:23

A man takes joy in a fitting reply— and how good is a timely word!

Proverbs 15:28

The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.

Proverbs 12:23

A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.

Proverbs 13:16

Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

Proverbs 16:23

The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.

Proverbs 25:11

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

Proverbs 25:12

Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.

Psalms 45:1

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

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.

Ecclesiastes 10:13

The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.

Isaiah 50:4

The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.

Psalms 59:7

See what they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”