19 Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
    but the prudent hold their tongues.(A)

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19 With lots of words comes wrongdoing,
    but the wise restrain their lips.

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23 The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves,(A)
    but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.(B)

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23 The shrewd conceal their knowledge,
    but the heart of fools proclaims their stupidity.

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Those who guard their lips(A) preserve their lives,(B)
    but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.(C)

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People who watch their mouths guard their lives,
    but those who open their lips are ruined.

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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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28 Fools who keep quiet are deemed wise;
    those who shut their lips are smart.

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13 To answer before listening—
    that is folly and shame.(A)

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13 Those who answer before they listen
    are foolish and disgraceful.

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

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23 Those who guard their mouths and their tongues
    guard themselves from trouble.

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