out of the mouths of babes

Idioms  

1. Young and inexperienced persons often can be remarkably wise, as in She's only six but she said, quite rightly, that Harry was afraid of the sitter—out of the mouths of babes, Mother said. This expression is a shortening and revision of expressions in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. In Psalms 8:2, God ordains strength out of the mouth of babes and sucklings; in Matthew 21:16, praise comes from this source. Later generations changed strength and praise to wisdom.

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Example Sentences

We want to hear what our fans have to say, because sometimes out of the mouths of babes come great ideas.

From Time • Apr. 10, 2014

A battle rages over the use of growth hormones in dairy cows 54 BEHAVIOR: Everyday Life at Ranch Apocalypse From out of the mouths of babes come tales of David Koresh 55 LIVING: U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

A procession of wit and wisdom out of the mouths of babes.

From Time Magazine Archive

With the sect consumed by fire, the tales of life in Mount Carmel come mostly out of the mouths of babes.

From Time Magazine Archive

If "out of the mouths of babes and sucklings God has perfected praise," then why not train them up to praise Him?

From The Christian Home by Philips, Samuel