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 18:2
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2 A fool has no delight in understanding,
but only in revealing his own opinion.
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 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 19:10
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10 Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool,
much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Proverbs 19:29
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29 Penalties are prepared for scoffers,
and beatings 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 Don’t speak in the ears 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.
He doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.
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