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Whoever holds backחוֹשֵׂךְhis sayingsאֲמָרָיוknowsיוֹדֵעַknowledge,דָּעַתand one coolיְקַרof spiritרוּחַis a manאִישׁof insight.תְּבוּנָה
Proverbs 17:27
Study it in the app“Whoever holds back his sayings knows knowledge, and one cool of spirit is a man of insight.”
Even a fool who keeps quiet is thought wiseThe Tongue
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 17:27, word by word
- Whoever holds backחוֹשֵׂךְchosech
hold back
To refuse to give something and keep it for oneself.
Where else “chosech” appears- his sayingsאֲמָרָיamaray
words, sayings
Words, sayings. In Genesis 49:21, some read "fawns".
Where else “amaray” appears- knowsיוֹדֵעַyodea
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yodea” appears- knowledgeדָּעַתdaat
knowledge
What one has learned; or a close bond with God.
Where else “daat” appears- and one coolיְקַרyekar
calm
Radiant and splendid; or calm in spirit, not easily stirred.
Where else “yekar” appears- of spiritרוּחַruach
spirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruach” appears- is a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of insightתְּבוּנָהtevuna
understanding
Understanding: the ability to understand and to find the right way.
Where else “tevuna” appears
The context
26Also, to fine the righteous is not good, or to strike nobles for their uprightness.
27 · This verse (above)
28Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; whoever shuts his lips, discerning.