Proverbios 15:2

2 La lengua de los sabios destila conocimiento;^[a]la boca de los necios escupe necedades.

Proverbios 15:2 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright
As the heart of a wise and good man is filled with useful knowledge, civil, moral, spiritual, and evangelical; so he takes care to communicate it, at proper times and seasons, in proper places, and to proper persons; adapting it to their case and circumstances, so as it may be for their comfort, edification, and instruction, and minister grace unto them; which is using knowledge "well", as the word ^F19 signifies: such an use of it recommends it, and makes it appear beautiful and lovely, decorates and adorns it. Thus every good man, out of the good treasure of knowledge in his heart, brings forth his good things seasonably, to the use of edifying; in like manner, ministers of the word, scribes well instructed in the things of God, bring forth both new and old, to the profit of those to whom they minister; so Christ, as man and Mediator, had the tongue of the learned, to speak a word in season to weary souls; but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness;
their knowledge, as they take it to be, but it is no other than folly; this they throw out in great plenty, in a hurry, without fear or wit; they "babble" it out, as the word ^F20 signifies, as water out of a fountain; their hearts are full of it, and their mouths proclaim it, ( Proverbs 12:23 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F19 (byjyh) "utitur bene", Castalio; "pulchre", Vatablus.
F20 (eyby) "effutit, ebullit, fundit", Vatablus; "eructat", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "ebullit", V. L. Tigurine version, Schultens; "scaturire facit", Michaelis.

Proverbios 15:2 In-Context

1 La respuesta amable calma el enojo,pero la agresiva echa leña al fuego.

2 La lengua de los sabios destila conocimiento;la boca de los necios escupe necedades.

3 Los ojos del SEÑOR están en todo lugar,vigilando a los buenos y a los malos.

4 La lengua que brinda alivio es árbol de vida;la lengua insidiosa deprime el espíritu.

5 El necio desdeña la corrección de su padre;el que la acepta demuestra prudencia.

Footnotes

• [a]. "destila conocimiento " (LXX); "hace bien al conocimiento " (TM).