Proverbs 12:23
A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.
BSB
ASV
A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
KJV
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
A shrewd man conceals knowledge. Shrewd in this place is understood in a good sense, that is, wise and prudent, who sometimes conceals his knowledge out of prudence: for two reasons, either not being able to speak to weak listeners as to spiritual ones, but …
A prudent man concealeth knowledge - “If a fool hold his peace he may pass for a wise man.” I have known men of some learning, so intent on immediately informing a company how well cultivated their minds were, that they have passed either for insignificant pedants or stupid asses.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Proverbs 10:19When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
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My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.
As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.
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Proverbs 11:13A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
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He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,
You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.