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Wise men lay up knowledge, But the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
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Wisdom in Timing Your Words
Commentators explain that the wise person's key skill is not just having knowledge, but knowing when to speak. They reserve what they know for the right time, place, and audience. In contrast, the fool gives immediate utterance to their thoughts, which brings destruction upon themselves and others.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Lay up - The point of the maxim is that the wise man reserves what he has to say for the right time, place, and persons (), as contrasted wi…
19th Century
Anglican
The mouth of the foolish is near destruction — that is, it is a near, ever-threatening calamity; one never knows what awkward or d…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Wise [men] lay up knowledge Which they get by reading, prayer, meditation, hearing the word of God, and conversation…
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