Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1571 [e] גַּ֤ם gam Even Conj 191 [e] אֱוִ֣יל ’ĕ-wîl a fool N-ms 2790 [e] מַ֭חֲרִישׁ ma-ḥă-rîš when he holds his peace V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms 2450 [e] חָכָ֣ם ḥā-ḵām wise Adj-ms 2803 [e] יֵחָשֵׁ֑ב yê-ḥā-šêḇ; is counted V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms 331 [e] אֹטֵ֖ם ’ō-ṭêm [when] he shuts V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms 8193 [e] שְׂפָתָ֣יו śə-p̄ā-ṯāw his lips N-fdc | 3ms 995 [e] נָבֽוֹן׃ nā-ḇō-wn. [he is considered] perceptive V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms

New American Standard Bible
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.

King James Bible
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent, discerning when he seals his lips.

Proverbs 15:2 The tongue of the wise uses knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools …

Job 13:5 O that you would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.

Ecclesiastes 5:3 For a dream comes through the multitude of business; and a fool's …

Ecclesiastes 10:3,14 Yes also, when he that is a fool walks by the way, his wisdom fails …

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