Proverbs 17:28
“Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise,.... Not only one that is sparing of his words, and is really a…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Is esteemed - Or, “is” (simply). The maxim would imply that silence is in any case good.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 17:27-28
Two ways a man may show himself to be a wise man: - 1. By the good temper, the sweetness and the sedateness, of his…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
he that shutteth&c. Or, with R.V. text, when he(i.e. the foolof the former clause of the verse) shutteth … he isesteemed…
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