Proverbs 17:28

Wisdom shall be imputed to a fool who asks after wisdom: 1 And he who holds his peace shall seem to be sensible.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

In Context

27He that forbears to utter a hard word is discreet, 1 And a patient man is wise. 1

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Cross References

Job 13:5But would that ye were silent, 1 And it would be wisdom to you in the end. 1

Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise knows what is good: 1 But the mouth of the foolish tells out evil things. 1

Ecclesiastes 10:3Yea, and whenever a fool walks by the way, 1 His heart will fail him, 1 And all that he thinks of is folly. 1

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:28

27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. 28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. Two ways a man may show himself to be a wise man:—1. By the good temper, the sweetness and the sedateness, of his mind: A man of understanding is of an excellent spirit, a precious spirit (so the word is); he is one that looks well to his spirit, that it be as it should be, and so keeps it in… Read the whole commentary →

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