Proverbs Chapter 17 verse 27 Holy Bible
He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
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He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.
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He that hath knowledge spareth his words; and a man of understanding is of a cool spirit.
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He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
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He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.
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One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper `is' a man of understanding.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 27. - He that hath knowledge spareth his words; Revised Version, he that spareth his words hath knowledge; he shows his common sense, not by rash talk or saying all he knows, but by restraining his tongue (comp. Proverbs 10:19; James 1:19). 'Pirke Aboth' (1:18), "All my days I have grown up amongst the wise, and have not found aught good for a man but silence; not learning but doing is the groundwork, and whoso multiplies words occasions sin" Say the Greek gnomes - Ἐνίοις τὸ σιγᾷν ἐστὶ κρεῖττον τοῦ λέγεινΚρεῖττον σιωπᾷν η} λαλεῖν α} μὴ πρέπει And Theognis (5:815) writes - Βοῦς μοι ἐπὶ γλώσσης κρατερῷ ποδὶ λὰξ ἐπιβαίνωνἼσχει κωτίλλειν καίπερ ἐπιστάμενον Speech for a shekel, silence for two; it is like a precious stone ('Qoheleth Rabbah,' 5:5). Septuagint, "He who spareth to utter a harsh speech is prudent" (ἐπιγνώμων). A man of understanding is of an excellent spirit; Revised Version, he that is of a coot spirit is a man of understanding; i.e. he who considers before he speaks, and never answers in hot haste, proves that he is wise and intelligent. Septuagint, "The long suffering man is prudent." The above is the reading of the Khetib, followed by most interpreters. The Keri gives, "of a precious spirit" (pretiosi spiritus, Vulgate), that is, one whose words are weighty and valuable, not lavishly thrown about, but reserved as costly jewels.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(27) He that hath knowledge . . .--This verse will better be rendered, He that restrains his words hath knowledge, and one who is cool of temper is a man of understanding. The avoidance of rash speech and hasty temper is here advised.
