Proverbs 17:28
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28 Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise;
when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
Proverbs 18:2
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2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing his opinion.
Proverbs 18:6-7
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6 A fool’s lips bring strife,
and his mouth invites a flogging.
7 A fool’s mouth is his ruin,
and his lips are a snare to himself.
Proverbs 19:1
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19 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity
than a man who is perverse in speech, and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:10
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10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
much less for a slave to rule over princes.
Proverbs 19:29
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29 Condemnation is ready for scoffers,
and flogging for the backs of fools.
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 23:9
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9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Proverbs 24:7
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7 Wisdom is too high for a fool;
in the gate he does not open his mouth.
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