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Is “Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise” in the Bible?
Yes. “Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise” is in the Bible, at Proverbs 17:28. It is one of the proverbs of Solomon.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is Proverbs 17:28.
It is one of the proverbs of Solomon.
The verse
Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; whoever shuts his lips is thought discerning.
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What it means there
It is a dry joke about how little it takes to look wise: stop talking. Proverbs often praises few words (Proverbs 10:19). “Better to stay silent and be thought a fool” is a later saying, not Scripture.
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Is “Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise” in the Bible?
Yes. “Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise” is in the Bible, at Proverbs 17:28. These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. It is one of the proverbs of Solomon.
Where in the Bible is “Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise”?
In Proverbs 17:28. In the Lumin Translation, Proverbs 17:28 reads: “Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; whoever shuts his lips is thought discerning.”
Who said “Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise”?
It is one of the proverbs of Solomon.
What does “Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise” mean in the Bible?
It is a dry joke about how little it takes to look wise: stop talking. Proverbs often praises few words (Proverbs 10:19). “Better to stay silent and be thought a fool” is a later saying, not Scripture.
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