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Proverbs 17:28
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28 Even fools seem to be wise if they keep quiet;
if they ·don’t speak [L keep their lips shut], they appear to understand.

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Proverbs 17:28
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28 Even a fool, when he (A)keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.

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Proverbs 17:28
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28 Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent,
    and discerning if they hold their tongues.(A)

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Proverbs 18:2
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2 Fools do not ·want to understand anything [L delight in understanding].
They only want to ·tell others what they think [L reveal/disclose their heart].

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Proverbs 18:2
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2 A fool does not delight in understanding,
But (A)in revealing his own [a]mind.

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  1. Proverbs 18:2 Lit heart
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Proverbs 18:2
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2 Fools find no pleasure in understanding
    but delight in airing their own opinions.(A)

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Proverbs 18:6-7
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6 The ·words [L lips] of fools ·start quarrels [or make accusations].
·They make people want to beat them [L Their mouth invites a beating].

7 The ·words [L mouth] of fools will ruin them;
their own ·words [L lips] will trap them.

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Proverbs 18:6-7
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6 A fool’s lips [a]bring strife,
And his mouth invites (A)beatings.
7 A (B)fool’s mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.

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  1. Proverbs 18:6 Lit come with
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Proverbs 18:6-7
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6 The lips of fools bring them strife,
    and their mouths invite a beating.(A)

7 The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare(B) to their very lives.(C)

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Proverbs 19:1
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19 It is better to be poor and ·honest [L walking in innocence]
than to be foolish and ·tell lies [L have crooked lips].

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Proverbs 19:1
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19 (A)Better is a poor person who (B)walks in his integrity
Than a person who is perverse in [a]speech and is a fool.

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  1. Proverbs 19:1 Lit his lips
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Proverbs 19:1
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19 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than a fool whose lips are perverse.(A)

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Proverbs 19:10
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10 A fool should not live in luxury.
A slave should not rule over princes [Eccl. 10:5–7].

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Proverbs 19:10
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10 Luxury is (A)not fitting for a fool;
Much less for a (B)slave to rule over princes.

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Proverbs 19:10
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10 It is not fitting for a fool(A) to live in luxury—
    how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!(B)

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Proverbs 19:29
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29 ·People who make fun of wisdom will be punished [L Punishments were made for mockers],
and ·the backs of foolish people will be beaten [L blows for the backs of fools].

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Proverbs 19:29
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29 [a]Judgments are prepared for (A)scoffers,
And (B)beatings for the backs of fools.

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  1. Proverbs 19:29 LXX Rods
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Proverbs 19:29
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29 Penalties are prepared for mockers,
    and beatings for the backs of fools.(A)

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Proverbs 20:3
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3 Foolish people are always fighting,
but ·avoiding quarrels [backing away from an accusation] will bring you ·honor [glory; praise].

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Proverbs 20:3
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3 (A)Avoiding strife is an honor for a person,
But any fool will [a]quarrel.

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  1. Proverbs 20:3 Lit burst out
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Proverbs 20:3
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3 It is to one’s honor to avoid strife,
    but every fool(A) is quick to quarrel.(B)

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Proverbs 23:9
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9 Don’t speak in the ears of fools [Matt. 7:6];
they will only ·ignore [despise] your ·wise [insightful] words.

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Proverbs 23:9
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9 (A)Do not speak [a]to be heard by a fool,
For he will (B)despise the wisdom of your words.

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  1. Proverbs 23:9 Lit in the ears of a
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Proverbs 23:9
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Saying 10

9 Do not speak to fools,
    for they will scorn your prudent words.(A)

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Proverbs 24:7
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7 Foolish people cannot understand wisdom.
They ·have nothing to say [L do not open their mouth] in ·a discussion [L the gate; C where the elders make decisions].

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Proverbs 24:7
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7 Wisdom is (A)too exalted for a fool,
He does not open his mouth (B)at the gate.

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Proverbs 24:7
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Saying 23

7 Wisdom is too high for fools;
    in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.

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