...of understanding is of an excellent spirit. Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: And he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. THROUGH desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh And intermeddleth with all wisdom. A fool hath...

...ot understanding is of an excellent spirit. Even a fool when he holdeth his peace is counted wise ; and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise...

...understanding is of an excellent spirit. Even a _/0<?/, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise : and he that shutteth. his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. The words of a man's -mouth are as deep waters •+ and the wellspring of v/udom as a flowing brooK....

...mark vf wisdom and an excellent spirit. %8 Even a i'ool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise : [and] he that shutteth his lips [is esteemed] a man of understanding ; lite csncealmcnt of folly is -wisdom, and sometime* window uttered is folly ; men's abilities are...

...so wise as to be mute, Prov. xvii. 28. " Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise ; and he that shutteth his lips, is esteemed a man of understanding." As he cannot be wise that speaks much, so he cannot be known for a fool that says nothing. There are...

...be counted wise while he keeps silence; " even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding." Wisdom is too high for him, Prov. xxiv. 7; therefore if he meddle with it, he layeth open his folly....

...which they shew a commendable prudence ; " even a fool when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise, and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding." " Parla poco, ascolto assai, et non fallirai," speak little and attend .to what falls from others,...

...He that hath knowledge, spareth his words: even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise, and he that shutteth his lips, is esteemed a man of understanding," ch. xvii. 27, 28. " The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright. But the mouth of fools poureth out...

...being an ignorant man or a fool ? No. Ver. 28. Even a fool when he holdeth his peace is counted wise ; and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. The silence of a fool is almost always a covering to folly, and a sign of some degree of wisdom, yet...

...understanding is of an excellent •spirit 28. Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise : and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. CHAP. XIX. I JKTTF.ÏI is the poor that walk et li in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his...