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

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Old to grow, but ever learning.

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Quoted in Plutarch's Lives, by Plutarch

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Learning Wisdom Aging Old age
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Plutarch
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Plutarch. Βίοι Παράλληλοι [Parallel Lives]. Rome, 1470.

Another quote from the 7th century BC

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6

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Scripture
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Religious literature
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Advice
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Hebrew
Time
686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
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The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Proverbs 3:5-6).

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Owe no man any thing, but to love one another.

Apostle Paul

Romans 13:8

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Loving others

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Apostle Paul
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Romans The Bible
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Scripture
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Language
Greek
Time
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Era
Classical antiquity
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Romans 13:8).

Another quote originally in Hebrew

And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark.

God

Genesis 6:19

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God
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Genesis The Bible
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Hebrew
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1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
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Classical antiquity
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 6:19).