Verse 28

Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.

Referenced Verses

• Job 13:5 : 5 If only you would keep quiet, it would be a sign of wisdom!
• Prov 15:2 : 2 Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.
• Eccl 10:14 : 14 The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?
• Eccl 5:3 : 3 When you take an oath before God, put it quickly into effect, because he has no pleasure in the foolish; keep the oath you have taken.
• Eccl 10:3 : 3 And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish.