Proverbs 17:28

New International Version

Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.

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If only you would be altogether silent! For you, that would be wisdom.

Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand there with no reply?

The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.

An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.

and fools multiply words. No one knows what is coming— who can tell someone else what will happen after them?

Even as fools walk along the road, they lack sense and show everyone how stupid they are.

A dream comes when there are many cares, and many words mark the speech of a fool.