Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

גַּ֤ם אֱוִ֣יל מַ֭חֲרִישׁ חָכָ֣ם יֵחָשֵׁ֑ב אֹטֵ֖ם שְׂפָתָ֣יו נָבֹֽון׃

Proverbs 17:28

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Silence is golden Tact and discretion

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Proverbs The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

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Hebrew

Time

686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

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Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Proverbs 17:28).

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Isaiah 40:4-5).

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The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Acts 9:18).

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Time
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Psalm 103:12).