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Proverbs 17:28
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Proverbs 17:28
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28 Even a fool who keeps silent shall be considered wise;[a]
he who closes his lips is intelligent.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:28 Literally “wise, he shall be considered”
Proverbs 17:28
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Proverbs 17:28
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28 Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise.
When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.
Proverbs 17:28
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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)
Proverbs 18:2
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Proverbs 18:2
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2 A fool will not take pleasure in understanding,
but in expressing his heart.[a]
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- Proverbs 18:2 Or “mind”
Proverbs 18:2
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Proverbs 18:2
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2 A fool has no delight in understanding,
but only in revealing his own opinion.
Proverbs 18:2
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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)
Proverbs 18:6-7
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Proverbs 18:6-7
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6 The lips of a fool will bring strife,
and his mouth calls out for a flogging.
7 The mouth of a fool is ruin to him,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:7 Or “life,” or “inner self”
Proverbs 18:6-7
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Proverbs 18:6-7
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6 A fool’s lips come into strife,
and his mouth invites beatings.
7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Proverbs 18:6-7
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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)
Proverbs 19:1
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Proverbs 19:1
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19 Better a poor person walking in integrity
than one who is perverse in his speech[a] and is a fool.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:1 Literally “in his lips”
Proverbs 19:1
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Proverbs 19:1
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19 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:1
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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)
Proverbs 19:10
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Proverbs 19:10
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10 For a fool living in luxury is not fitting,
any more than it is for a slave to rule over princes.
Proverbs 19:10
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Proverbs 19:10
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10 Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool,
much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Proverbs 19:10
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Proverbs 19:10
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Proverbs 19:29
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Proverbs 19:29
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29 Judgments[a] are prepared for the scoffers,
and flogging for the back of fools.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:29 Or “Punishments,” or “Condemnations”
Proverbs 19:29
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Proverbs 19:29
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29 Penalties are prepared for scoffers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.
Proverbs 19:29
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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)
Proverbs 20:3
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Proverbs 20:3
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3 It is honorable for the man to refrain from strife,
but every fool will be quick to quarrel.
Proverbs 20:3
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Proverbs 20:3
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3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,
but every fool will be quarreling.
Proverbs 20:3
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Proverbs 20:3
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Proverbs 23:9
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Proverbs 23:9
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9 In the ears of a fool do not speak,
for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Proverbs 23:9
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Proverbs 23:9
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9 Don’t speak in the ears of a fool,
for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Proverbs 23:9
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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)
Proverbs 24:7
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Proverbs 24:7
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7 Wisdom is too high for fools;
at the gate he will not open his mouth.
Proverbs 24:7
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Proverbs 24:7
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7 Wisdom is too high for a fool.
He doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.
Proverbs 24:7
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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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