Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! And it should be your wisdom.
Proverbs 17:28 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: And he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Even a fool when he holds his peace is considered wise; when he closes his lips he is esteemed a man of understanding. American Standard Version (1901) Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent. Common English Bible Fools who keep quiet are deemed wise; those who shut their lips are smart. Catholic Public Domain Version If he would remain silent, even the foolish would be considered wise, and if he closes his lips, intelligent. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Even a fool, if he will hold his peace shall be counted wise: and if he close his lips, a man of understanding. |
Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! And it should be your wisdom.
And shall I wait, because they speak not, Because they stand still, and answer no more?
The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright: But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.
He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.
A fool also multiplieth words: yet man knoweth not what shall be; and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?
Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
For a dream cometh with a multitude of business; and a fool's voice with a multitude of words.