Bible verse
A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
Proverbs 17:27 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 17.
23 A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
24 Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
26 It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
27 A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
28 Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.
KJV
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: [and] a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
ASV
He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
ERV
He that spareth his words hath knowledge: and he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
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