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New American Standard Bible (©1995)
A prudent man conceals knowledge, But the heart of fools proclaims folly.GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
A sensible person discreetly hides knowledge, but foolish minds preach stupidity. King James Bible
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Clear Concealeth Conceals Folly Foolish Foolishness Fools Heart Hearts Keeps Makes Proclaim Proclaimeth Proclaims Prudent Sharp Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary Verse 23 Note, 1. He that is wise does not affect to proclaim his wisdom, and it is his honour that he does not. He communicates his knowledge when it may turn to the edification of others, but he conceals it when the showing of it would only tend to his own commendation. Knowing men, if they be prudent men, will carefully avoid every thing that savours of ostentation, and not take all occasions to show their learning and reading, but only to use it for good purposes, and then let their own works praise them. Ars est celare artem-The perfection of art is to conceal it. 2. He that is foolish cannot avoid proclaiming his folly, and it is his shame that he cannot: The heart of fools, by their foolish words and actions, proclaims foolishness; either they do not desire to hide it, so little sense have they of good and evil, honour and dishonour, or they know not how to hide it, so little discretion have they in the management of themselves, Eccl. 10:3. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved. Alphabetical: A blurts but conceals folly fools heart himself his keeps knowledge man of out proclaims prudent the to Bible Browser | 
