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Proverbs 15:2

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A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.	The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.	The eyes of the LORD [are] in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The tongue^H3956 of the wise^H2450 useth knowledge^H1847 aright^H3190: but the mouth^H6310 of fools^H3684 poureth out^H5042 foolishness^H200.

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Original Hebrew

לְשֹׁון חֲכָמִים תֵּיטִיב דָּעַת וּפִי כְסִילִים יַבִּיעַ אִוֶּלֶת׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
לְשׁ֣וֹן	le.Shon	H3956	HNcbsc	(the) tongue of
חֲ֭כָמִים	Cha.kha.mim	H2450	HAampa	wise (people)
תֵּיטִ֣יב	tei.Tiv	H3190	HVhi3fs	it makes good
דָּ֑עַת	Da.'at	H1847	HNcfsa	knowledge
וּ/פִ֥י	u./Fi	H6310	HC/Ncmsc	and/ (the) mouth of
כְ֝סִילִ֗ים	khe.si.Lim	H3684	HAampa	fools
יַבִּ֥יעַ	ya.Bi.a'	H5042	HVhi3ms	it pours forth
אִוֶּֽלֶת	'i.Ve.let	H200	HNcfsa	foolishness

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H200 — אִוֶּלֶת (ʼivveleth, iv-veh'-leth): from the same as אֱוִיל; silliness; folly, foolishly(-ness).
• H1847 — דַּעַת (daʻath, dah'-ath): from יָדַע; knowledge; cunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).
• H2450 — חָכָם (châkâm, khaw-kawm'): from חָכַם; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful); cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).
• H3190 — יָטַב (yâṭab, yaw-tab'): a primitive root; to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right); be accepted, amend, use aright, benefit, be (make) better, seem best, make cheerful, be comely, [phrase] be content, diligent(-ly), dress, earnestly, find favour, give, be glad, do (be, make) good(-ness), be (make) merry, please ([phrase] well), shew more (kindness), skilfully, [idiom] very small, surely, make sweet, thoroughly, tire, trim, very, be (can, deal, entreat, go, have) well (said, seen).
• H3684 — כְּסִיל (kᵉçîyl, kes-eel'): from כָּסַל; properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly; fool(-ish).
• H3956 — לָשׁוֹן (lâshôwn, law-shone'): or לָשֹׁן; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה; from לָשַׁן; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water); [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
• H5042 — נָבַע (nâbaʻ, naw-bah'): a primitive root; to gush forth; figuratively, to utter (good or bad words); specifically, to emit (a foul odor); belch out, flowing, pour out, send forth, utter (abundantly).
• H6310 — פֶּה (peh, peh): from פָּאָה; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• poureth — Psalms 59:7
• tongue — Psalms 45:1, Proverbs 12:23, Proverbs 13:16, Proverbs 15:23, Proverbs 15:28, Proverbs 16:23, Proverbs 25:11-12, Ecclesiastes 10:12-13, Isaiah 50:4

Reciprocal references (19): Deuteronomy 6:7, 1 Samuel 20:30, Job 33:3, Proverbs 5:2, Proverbs 10:32, Proverbs 12:13, Proverbs 14:33, Proverbs 16:22, Proverbs 17:28, Ecclesiastes 5:3, Ecclesiastes 10:14, Ezekiel 13:3, Matthew 15:18, Acts 19:41, Ephesians 4:29, Ephesians 5:4, James 1:19, James 1:26, James 3:5

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: WISDOM-FOLLY
• Torrey’s: FOOLS
• Nave’s: SPEAKING, WISDOM

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