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23 Doing wickedness is like (A)laughing to a fool,
And so is wisdom to a man of discernment.

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12 He who despises his neighbor lacks a heart of wisdom,
But a man of discernment keeps silent.

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21 Folly is gladness to him who lacks a heart of wisdom,
But a man of discernment (A)walks straight.

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27 He who (A)holds back his words [a]has knowledge,
And he who has a (B)cool spirit is a man of discernment.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:27 Lit knows

Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water,
But a man of discernment draws it out.

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