Proverbs 17:27

New International Version

²⁷The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,^(A)
and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.^(B)

Proverbs 17:27

King James Version

²⁷He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

²³Those who guard their mouths^(A) and their tongues
keep themselves from calamity.^(B)

²³Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

⁷ a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent^(A) and a time to speak,

⁷A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

New International Version (NIV)