Proverbs 17:28
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: [and] he that shutteth his lips [is esteemed] a man of understanding.
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Referenced Verses
- Job 13:5 : 5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
- Prov 15:2 : 2 ¶ The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
- Eccl 10:14 : 14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
- Eccl 5:3 : 3 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice [is known] by multitude of words.
- Eccl 10:3 : 3 Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth [him], and he saith to every one [that] he [is] a fool.
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2I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, [even] from good; and my sorrow was stirred.