Proverbs 17:28
Euen a foole (when he holdeth his peace) is counted wise, and hee that stoppeth his lips, prudent.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
27Hee that hath knowledge, spareth his wordes, and a man of vnderstanding is of an excellent spirit.
Cross References
Job 13:5Oh, that you woulde holde your tongue, that it might be imputed to you for wisedome!
Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise vseth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fooles babbleth out foolishnesse.
Ecclesiastes 10:3And also when the foole goeth by the way, his heart faileth, and he telleth vnto all that he is a foole.
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 →