“The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, etc. The tongue of the Catholic Fathers adorns the knowledge of divine words, by broadly explaining what the canonical Scripture has placed obscurely or has left written only in a historical manner.”
Bede, 8th c. — Commentary on Proverbs
Original
2The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
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1A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
— Proverbs 15:2 —
3The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
4A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.