Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.This verse in the real world
In what words
- נָבַעnâbaʻto gush forth; figuratively, to utter (good or bad words); specifically, to emit (a foul o
- כְּסִילkᵉçîylproperly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
- דַּעַתdaʻathknowledge
- יָטַבyâṭabto be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successf
- לָשׁוֹןlâshôwnthe tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or s
- חָכָםchâkâmwise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
- פֶּהpehthe mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech);
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 12:23, Pro 15:28, Pro 13:16, Ecc 10:12–13, Psa 45:1, Pro 16:23, Pro 25:11–12, Psa 59:7