diff --git a/langchain/sql_database.py b/langchain/sql_database.py
index 138839bb3dc..a04ab15aafa 100644
--- a/langchain/sql_database.py
+++ b/langchain/sql_database.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 """SQLAlchemy wrapper around a database."""
+from typing import Any, Iterable, List, Optional
+
 from sqlalchemy import create_engine, inspect
 from sqlalchemy.engine import Engine
 
@@ -6,29 +8,57 @@ from sqlalchemy.engine import Engine
 class SQLDatabase:
     """SQLAlchemy wrapper around a database."""
 
-    def __init__(self, engine: Engine):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        engine: Engine,
+        ignore_tables: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+        include_tables: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+    ):
         """Create engine from database URI."""
         self._engine = engine
+        if include_tables and ignore_tables:
+            raise ValueError("Cannot specify both include_tables and ignore_tables")
+
+        self._inspector = inspect(self._engine)
+        self._all_tables = self._inspector.get_table_names()
+        self._include_tables = include_tables or []
+        if self._include_tables:
+            missing_tables = set(self._include_tables).difference(self._all_tables)
+            if missing_tables:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"include_tables {missing_tables} not found in database"
+                )
+        self._ignore_tables = ignore_tables or []
+        if self._ignore_tables:
+            missing_tables = set(self._ignore_tables).difference(self._all_tables)
+            if missing_tables:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"ignore_tables {missing_tables} not found in database"
+                )
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_uri(cls, database_uri: str) -> "SQLDatabase":
+    def from_uri(cls, database_uri: str, **kwargs: Any) -> "SQLDatabase":
         """Construct a SQLAlchemy engine from URI."""
-        return cls(create_engine(database_uri))
+        return cls(create_engine(database_uri), **kwargs)
 
     @property
     def dialect(self) -> str:
         """Return string representation of dialect to use."""
         return self._engine.dialect.name
 
+    def _get_table_names(self) -> Iterable[str]:
+        if self._include_tables:
+            return self._include_tables
+        return set(self._all_tables) - set(self._ignore_tables)
+
     @property
     def table_info(self) -> str:
         """Information about all tables in the database."""
-        template = "The '{table_name}' table has columns: {columns}."
+        template = "Table '{table_name}' has columns: {columns}."
         tables = []
-        inspector = inspect(self._engine)
-        for table_name in inspector.get_table_names():
+        for table_name in self._get_table_names():
             columns = []
-            for column in inspector.get_columns(table_name):
+            for column in self._inspector.get_columns(table_name):
                 columns.append(f"{column['name']} ({str(column['type'])})")
             column_str = ", ".join(columns)
             table_str = template.format(table_name=table_name, columns=column_str)
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_sql_database.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_sql_database.py
index c18d5deb63a..1a536fe5d1d 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_sql_database.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_sql_database.py
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ def test_table_info() -> None:
     db = SQLDatabase(engine)
     output = db.table_info
     expected_output = (
-        "The 'company' table has columns: company_id (INTEGER), "
-        "company_location (VARCHAR).\n"
-        "The 'user' table has columns: user_id (INTEGER), user_name (VARCHAR(16))."
+        "Table 'company' has columns: company_id (INTEGER), "
+        "company_location (VARCHAR).",
+        "Table 'user' has columns: user_id (INTEGER), user_name (VARCHAR(16)).",
     )
-    assert output == expected_output
+    assert sorted(output.split("\n")) == sorted(expected_output)
 
 
 def test_sql_database_run() -> None: