Verse List for PROV 17:27

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OET (OET-RV) A person who’s truly knowledgable, restrains what they say, ⇔ ≈ and an understanding person stays calm.

OET-LV one _who_restrains words/messages _of_his is_knowing knowledge and[fn] spirit is_a _person _of understanding.

ULT One restraining his words, is one knowing knowledge, ⇔ and the cool of spirit, is a man of understanding.

UST People who refrain from speaking unnecessarily are knowledgeable, ⇔  and people who can remain calm are truly wise.

BSB & MSB A man of knowledge restrains his words, ⇔  and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB He who spares his words has knowledge. ⇔  He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

NET The truly wise person restrains his words, ⇔ and the one who stays calm is discerning.

LSV One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words,
And the cool of temper [is] a man of understanding.

FBV If you're wise, you'll be careful what you say; and if you're sensible, you'll keep your temper.

T4T ⇔  Those who have good sense do not talk a lot, ⇔  and those who ◄control their tempers/keep themselves from becoming very angry► are truly wise.

LEB • He who spares his sayings knows knowledge,
• and a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

BBE He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.

Moff A man of sense is sparing of his words; ⇔  the prudent will keep cool.

JPS He that spareth his words hath knowledge; and he that husbandeth his spirit is a man of discernment.

ASV He that spareth his words hath knowledge; ⇔ And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

DRA He that setteth bounds to his words. is knowing and wise: and the man of understanding is of a precious spirit.

YLT One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper [is] a man of understanding.

Drby He that hath knowledge spareth his words; and a man of understanding is of a cool spirit.

RV He that spareth his words hath knowledge: and he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
(He that spareth his words hath/has knowledge: and he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.)

SLT He withholding his words will shew knowledge: I man of understanding is a cool spirit.

Wbstr He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

KJB-1769 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.[fn]
(He that hath/has knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.)

KJB-1611 [fn]He that hath knowledge, spareth his words: and a man of vnderstanding is of an excellent spirit.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps A wyse man vseth fewe wordes, and a man of vnderstanding is of a pacient spirite.
(A wise man useth few words, and a man of understanding is of a patient spirit.)

Gnva Hee that hath knowledge, spareth his wordes, and a man of vnderstanding is of an excellent spirit.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Cvdl He is wyse and discrete, yt tempereth his wordes: and he is a ma of vnderstodinge, yt maketh moch of his sprete.
(He is wise and discrete, it tempereth his words: and he is a man of understanding, it maketh/makes much of his spirit.)

Wycl He that mesurith his wordis, is wijs and prudent; and a lerud man is of preciouse spirit.
(He that mesurith his words, is wise and prudent; and a lerud man is of precious spirit.)

Luth Ein Vernünftiger mäßiget seine Rede, und ein verständiger Mann ist eine teure SeeLE.
(A Vernünftiger mäßiget his speech, and a more_reasonable man is a/one expensive soul.)

ClVg Qui moderatur sermones suos doctus et prudens est, et pretiosi spiritus vir eruditus.
(Who moderatur conversations his_own learned(aj) and prudent it_is, and most_precious spirit man learnt.)

UHB חוֹשֵׂ֣ךְ אֲ֭מָרָי⁠ו יוֹדֵ֣עַ דָּ֑עַת ו⁠קר־ר֝֗וּחַ [fn] אִ֣ישׁ תְּבוּנָֽה׃ ‡

BrLXX Ὃς φείδεται ῥῆμα προέσθαι σκληρὸν, ἐπιγνώμων· μακρόθυμος δὲ ἀνὴρ φρόνιμος.

BrTr He that forbears to utter a hard word is discreet, and a patient man is wise.