Bible verses · Proverbs · KJV
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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“Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.”Proverbs 17:28
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27He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
28Even 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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More verses from Proverbs
Proverbs 17:20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.Proverbs 17:21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.Proverbs 17:22A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.Proverbs 18:1Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.Proverbs 18:2A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.Proverbs 18:4The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
In Latin · Latin Vulgate (Clementine)
“Stultus quoque, si tacuerit, sapiens reputabitur, et si compresserit labia sua, intelligens.”Proverbia 17:28
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