The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.

חֹושֵׂ֣ךְ אֲ֭מָרָיו יֹודֵ֣עַ דָּ֑עַת [וְקַר־ כ] (יְקַר־ר֝֗וּחַ ק) אִ֣ישׁ תְּבוּנָֽה׃

Proverbs 17:27

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Tact and discretion Wisdom

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Proverbs The Bible

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Scripture

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Religious literature

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Hebrew

Time

686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Proverbs 17:27).

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With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

Job

Job 12:12

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500 BC 500s BC 6th century BC
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Job 12:12).

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Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink.

Isaiah 5:11

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681 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
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Classical antiquity
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Isaiah 5:11).

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Whoever destroys a single life is as guilty as though he had destroyed the entire world; and whoever rescues a single life earns as much merit as though he had rescued the entire world.

The Talmud

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Moral theory
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The Talmud
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Precepts and axioms
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Hebrew
Time
200 200s 3rd century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Talmud. Mishnah, Sanhedrin 4:9:1.

Current Citation

The Talmud: A Selection, translated by Norman Solomon. Penguin Classics, 2009, Fourth Order Neziqin, Fourth Tractate Sanhedrin (The Court) 4:9:1.

Another quote originally in Hebrew

Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven.

Genesis 19:24

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Sodom and Gomorrah Divine punishment God's wrath
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1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
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Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 19:24).