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Proverbs 30:32
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Silence Is Golden, Especially in Time of Anger

32 If you have been foolish enough to exalt yourself[a]
    or if you have devised evil,
    put your hand over your mouth.

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  1. Proverbs 30:32 Exalt yourself: see condemnation of pride in Prov 8:13; 11:2; 16:18. Devised evil: see Prov 6:14; 16:27. Put your hand over your mouth: i.e., cease your plotting (see Job 21:5; 40:4).
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Proverbs 30:32
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32 “If you play the fool and exalt yourself,
    or if you plan evil,
    clap your hand over your mouth!(A)

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