Proverbs 17:28
Yea, a very foole when he holdeth his tongue is counted wise: and he that stoppeth his lippes is esteemed prudent.
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Referenced Verses
- Job 13:5 : 5 Woulde God ye kept your tongue, for then might ye be taken for wise men.
- Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.
- Eccl 10:14 : 14 A foole is full of wordes, and a man can not tell what shall come to passe: who wyll then warne hym of it that shall folowe after hym?
- Eccl 5:3 : 3 For where much carefulnesse is, there are many dreames: and where many wordes are, there men may heare fooles.
- Eccl 10:3 : 3 A foole wyll shewe him selfe when he goeth by the way, yet thinketh he that euery man doth as foolishly as him self.
Similar Verses (AI)
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27A wyse man vseth fewe wordes, and a man of vnderstanding is of a pacient spirite.
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11A foole vttereth all his mynde at once: but a wyse man kepeth it in tyll afterwarde.
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23A discrete man doth hyde knowledge: but the heart of fooles blabbeth out foolishnesse.
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17A wyse mans counsayle that is folowed in scilence, is farre aboue the crying of a captaine among fooles.
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16A wise man doth all thynges with discretion: but a foole wyll declare his follie.
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12A foole slaundereth his neyghbour: but a wise man holdeth his peace.
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2The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.
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7Wysdome is to hye a thyng for a foole: for he dare not open his mouth in the gate.
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3A foole wyll shewe him selfe when he goeth by the way, yet thinketh he that euery man doth as foolishly as him self.
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14Wyse men lay vp knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is nye destruction.
- Eccl 10:12-143 verses76%
12The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gratious: but the lippes of a foole wyll destroy him selfe.
13The beginning of his talking is foolishnesse: & the last worde of his mouth is starke madnesse.
14A foole is full of wordes, and a man can not tell what shall come to passe: who wyll then warne hym of it that shall folowe after hym?
- Prov 12:15-162 verses76%
15The way of a foole is strayght in his owne eyes: but he that hearkeneth vnto counsayle is wise.
16A foole vttereth his wrath in all the haste: but a discrete man couereth his owne shame.
- Prov 10:18-192 verses76%
18He that hydeth hatred with lying lippes, and he that speaketh slaunder, is a foole.
19Where much babblyng is, there must needes be offence: and he that refrayneth his lippes, is wyse.
- Prov 14:7-82 verses76%
7Get thee from a foolishe man, when thou perceauest not in hym the lippes of knowledge.
8The wisdome of the circumspect man, is to vnderstande his way: but the foolishnesse of the vnwise, deceaueth.
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5Woulde God ye kept your tongue, for then might ye be taken for wise men.
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33Wisdome resteth in the heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng, and it shalbe knowen among them that are vnlearned.
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29He that is patient hath much vnderstanding: but he that is soone displeased, exalteth foolishnesse.
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3It is a mans honour to kepe him selfe from strife: but euery foole wyll be medling.
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14The heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng doth seke knowledge: but the mouth of fooles is fed with foolishnesse.
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3In the mouth of the foolishe is the rodde of pryde: but the lippes of the wyse wyll preserue them.
- Prov 14:16-172 verses75%
16A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euyll: but the foole is angry, and counteth hym selfe sure.
17An vnpatient man dealeth foolishly: but he that is well aduised, is hated of the foole.
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20Seest thou a man that is hastie to speake vnaduisedly? there is more hope in a foole then in hym.
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8A wyse man wyll receaue warning: but a prating foole shalbe punished.
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2A foole hath no delight in vnderstanding: but onlye to vtter the fansies of his owne heart.
- Prov 26:4-52 verses74%
4Geue not the foole an aunswere after his foolishnes, lest thou become like vnto him.
5But make the foole an aunswere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne conceipt.
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9Tell nothing into the eares of a foole: for he wyll despise the wysdome of thy wordes.
- Prov 16:22-232 verses74%
22Vnderstandyng is a well of lyfe vnto hym that hath it: as for the chastenyng of fooles it is but foolishnesse.
23A wyse heart ordereth his mouth wisely, and ministreth learnyng vnto his lippes.
- Prov 18:6-72 verses73%
6A fooles lippes come with brawling, and his mouth prouoketh vnto stripes.
7A fooles mouth is his owne destruction, and his lippes are the snare for his owne soule.
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7The lippes of the wise do sowe knowledge: but the heart of the foolishe do not so.
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32If thou hast done foolishly when thou wast in hye estate, or yf thou hast taken euyll counsayle, then lay thine hande vpon thy mouth.
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9If a wise man contendeth with a foole: whether he be angry or laugh, there is no rest.
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1Better is the poore that liueth godly, then he that abuseth his lippes, and is a foole.
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24Wisdome shineth in the face of hym that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of fooles wander throughout al landes.
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24Riches are as a crowne vnto the wise: but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.
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9Be not hastyly angrie in thy minde: for wrath resteth in the bosome of fooles.
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7Speache of aucthoritie becommeth not a foole, much lesse a lying mouth then beseemeth a prince.
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23Who so kepeth his mouth and his tongue, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.
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2I became dumbe through scilence, I helde my peace from speakyng of good wordes: but the more was my sorowe increased.