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Proverbs 17:27 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 17 · verse 27
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.Proverbs 17:27 · King James Version
Proverbs 17:27 in context
25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
26Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
27He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
28Even 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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Key words (Strong's)
- understandingtâbûwnintelligenceH8394 →
- knowledgedaʻathknowledgeH1847 →
- excellentyâqârvaluableH3368 →
- excellentqarcoolH7119 →
- sparethchâsakto restrain or refrainH2820 →
- wordsʼêmersomething saidH561 →
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Two ways a man may show himself to be a wise man: - 1. By the good temper, the sweetness and the sedateness, of his mind: A man of understanding is of an excellent spirit, a precious spirit (so the word is);
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 27-28