Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1697 [e] דִּבְרֵ֣י diḇ-rê Words N-mpc 2450 [e] חֲכָמִ֔ים ḥă-ḵā-mîm, of the wise Adj-mp 5183 [e] בְּנַ֖חַת bə-na-ḥaṯ [spoken] quietly Prep-b | N-fs 8085 [e] נִשְׁמָעִ֑ים niš-mā-‘îm; [should be] heard V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp 2201 [e] מִזַּעֲקַ֥ת miz-za-‘ă-qaṯ Rather than the shout Prep-m | N-fsc 4910 [e] מוֹשֵׁ֖ל mō-wō-šêl of a ruler V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms 3684 [e] בַּכְּסִילִֽים׃ bak-kə-sî-lîm. of fools Prep-b, Art | N-mp

New American Standard Bible
The words of the wise heard in quietness are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.

King James Bible
The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The calm words of the wise are heeded more than the shouts of a ruler over fools.

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