Proverbs 17:28

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Even fools seem clever when they are quiet.

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The wisest thing you can do is to keep quiet

But am I to remain silent, just because you have stopped speaking?

Words of wisdom come from the wise, but fools speak foolishness.

It's selfish and stupid to think only of yourself and to sneer at people who have sense.

They never tire of talking, but none of us really know what the future will bring.

Fools show their stupidity by the way they live; it's easy to see they have no sense.

If you keep thinking about something, you will dream about it. If you talk too much, you will say the wrong thing.