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Text -- Proverbs 17:28 (NET)

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17:28 Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.
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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

JFB: Pro 17:27-28 - -- Prudence of speech is commended as is an excellent or calm spirit, not excited to vain conversation.

Prudence of speech is commended as is an excellent or calm spirit, not excited to vain conversation.

Clarke: Pro 17:28 - -- Even a fool - He is counted wise as to that particular. He may know that he cannot speak well, and he has sense enough to keep from speaking. He is,...

Even a fool - He is counted wise as to that particular. He may know that he cannot speak well, and he has sense enough to keep from speaking. He is, as to that particular, a wise fool

A man may be golden-mouthed and silver-tongued in eloquence; but to know when and where to speak and to be silent, is better than diamonds. But who that thinks he can speak well can refrain from speaking? His tongue has no rest.

TSK: Pro 17:28 - -- Pro 15:2; Job 13:5; Ecc 5:3, Ecc 10:3, Ecc 10:14

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

Barnes: Pro 17:28 - -- Is esteemed - Or, "is"(simply). The maxim would imply that silence is in any case good.

Is esteemed - Or, "is"(simply). The maxim would imply that silence is in any case good.

Poole: Pro 17:28 - -- Is counted wise because he is sensible of his own folly, and therefore forbears to speak, lest he should discover it; which is a great point of true ...

Is counted wise because he is sensible of his own folly, and therefore forbears to speak, lest he should discover it; which is a great point of true wisdom.

Gill: Pro 17:28 - -- Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise,.... Not only one that is sparing of his words, and is really a man of knowledge and understan...

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise,.... Not only one that is sparing of his words, and is really a man of knowledge and understanding; but even a feel, if he is but silent, and does not betray his folly by his words, will be reckoned a wise man by those that do not know him; and, whatever fool he may be in other respects, yet in this he acts the wise part, that he holds his peace and says nothing;

and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding; and keeps them shut, lest he should say anything rashly and hastily; a man that has so much command of himself as not to speak unadvisedly, through the heat of his own passions, and through the provocations of others, will pass for a man that understands himself, and knows how to behave well before others.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Pro 17:28 The Niphal participle is used in the declarative/estimative sense with stative verbs: “to be discerning” (Qal) becomes “to be declar...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

MHCC: Pro 17:27-28 - --A man may show himself to be a wise man, by the good temper of his mind, and by the good government of his tongue. He is careful when he does speak, t...

Matthew Henry: Pro 17:27-28 - -- Two ways a man may show himself to be a wise man: - 1. By the good temper, the sweetness and the sedateness, of his mind: A man of understanding is...

Keil-Delitzsch: Pro 17:28 - -- Ver. 28 continues the same theme, the value of silence: Even a fool, when he keeps silence, is counted wise; When he shutteth his mouth, discreet....

Constable: Pro 10:1--22:17 - --II. COUPLETS EXPRESSING WISDOM 10:1--22:16 Chapters 1-9, as we have seen, contain discourses that Solomon eviden...

Constable: Pro 17:1-28 - --2. Peacemakers and troublemakers ch. 17 17:8 The owner of the bribe is the person who gives it. A bribe is an effective tool. It works like a charm. T...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: Proverbs (Book Introduction) THE NATURE AND USE OF PROVERBS.--A proverb is a pithy sentence, concisely expressing some well-established truth susceptible of various illustrations ...

TSK: Proverbs (Book Introduction) The wisdom of all ages, from the highest antiquity, has chosen to compress and communicate its lessons in short, compendious sentences, and in poetic ...

TSK: Proverbs 17 (Chapter Introduction) Overview

Poole: Proverbs 17 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 17 Of sacrifices ; of the remainders of sacrifices, of which they used to make feasts; of which See Poole "Pro 7:14" . Or, of slain be...

MHCC: Proverbs (Book Introduction) The subject of this book may be thus stated by an enlargement on the opening verses. 1. The Proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel. 2. ...

Matthew Henry: Proverbs (Book Introduction) An Exposition, With Practical Observations, of The Proverbs We have now before us, I. A new author, or penman rather, or pen (if you will) made use o...

Constable: Proverbs (Book Introduction) Introduction Title The title of this book in the Hebrew Bible is "The Proverbs of Solo...

Constable: Proverbs (Outline) Outline I. Discourses on wisdom chs. 1-9 A. Introduction to the book 1:1-7 ...

Constable: Proverbs Proverbs Bibliography Aitken, Kenneth T. Proverbs. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1986. Alden...

Haydock: Proverbs (Book Introduction) THE BOOK OF PROVERBS. INTRODUCTION. This book is so called, because it consists of wise and weighty sentences, regulating the morals of men; and...

Gill: Proverbs (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO PROVERBS This book is called, in some printed Hebrew copies, "Sepher Mishle", the Book of Proverbs; the title of it in the Vulgate ...

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