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Proverbs 17:26-28
American Standard Version
Proverbs 17:26-28
American Standard Version
26 Also to [a]punish the righteous is not good,
Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.
27 He [b]that spareth his words hath knowledge;
And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise;
[c]When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:26 Or, fine
- Proverbs 17:27 Or, that hath knowledge spareth his words; And a man of understanding is of a cool spirit
- Proverbs 17:28 Or, He that shutteth his lips is etc.
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