Proverbs 17:28
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.
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Referenced Verses
- Job 13:5 : 5 Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.
- Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, But the mouth of fools gush out folly.
- Eccl 10:14 : 14 A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn't know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?
- Eccl 5:3 : 3 For as a dream comes with a multitude of cares, so a fool's speech with a multitude of words.
- Eccl 10:3 : 3 Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.
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2 I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good. My sorrow was stirred.