Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace;
When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.
When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.
Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent,
and discerning if they hold their tongues.
and discerning if they hold their tongues.
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise:
and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise;
when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent;
with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent.
with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent.
Even fools who keep silent are considered wise;
when they close their lips, they are deemed intelligent.
when they close their lips, they are deemed intelligent.
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise.
When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.
When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.
When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.
Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise;
if he closes his lips, he is regarded as intelligent.
if he closes his lips, he is regarded as intelligent.
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