Proverbs 17:28

Bible in Basic English 1965

Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.

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If only you would keep quiet, it would be a sign of wisdom!

And am I to go on waiting while they have nothing to say? while they keep quiet and give no more answers?

Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.

He who keeps himself separate for his private purpose goes against all good sense.

The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?

And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish.

As a dream comes from much business, so the voice of a foolish man comes with words in great number.