Bible verse
Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
Proverbs 24:7 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 24.
3 By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;
4 through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.
5 A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
6 Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
8 He who plots evil will be called a schemer.
9 A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.
10 If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!
11 Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.
KJV
Wisdom [is] too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
ASV
Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.
ERV
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
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