Proverbs 17:28

Even a fool, when he is silent, is accounted wise; He that shutteth his lips is a man of understanding.

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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 spareth his words is imbued with knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

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Cross References

Job 13:5O that ye would altogether hold your peace! This, truly, would be wisdom in you.

Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge pleasing; But the mouth of fools poureth forth folly.

Ecclesiastes 10:3Yea, even when the fool walketh in the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

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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