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19 Too much talk leads to sin.
    Be sensible and keep your mouth shut.

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

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23 The wise don’t make a show of their knowledge,
    but fools broadcast their foolishness.

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

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Those who control their tongue will have a long life;
    opening your mouth can ruin everything.

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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 when they keep silent;
    with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent.

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

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13 Spouting off before listening to the facts
    is both shameful and foolish.

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

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23 Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut,
    and you will stay out of trouble.

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

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