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- Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues. NKJV Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive. NLV Even a fool, when he keeps quiet, is thought to be wise. When he closes his lips, he is thought of as a man of understanding. NLT
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Even fools, keeping silent, are considered wise; if they keep their lips closed, intelligent. NET Bible. Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning. New Revised Standard Version.
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- Proverbs 17
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A truly wise person uses few words; a person with understanding is even-tempered. Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent; with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent.
Proverbs 17:28. ESV Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent. NIV Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.
28 Even a stubborn fool is thought to be wise if he keeps silent. He is considered intelligent if he keeps his lips sealed.
Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues. American Standard Version. Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent. Berean Study Bible.
Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
