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Proverbs 17:26
ABLE
It is not good to make a good person pay money or to hit a good person for doing right. ❌✋❌
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BSB
It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
KJV
Also to punish the just [is] not good, [nor] to strike princes for equity.
ASV
Also to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.
CUV
刑罰義人為不善；責打君子為不義。
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Proverbs 17:27
ABLE
A person who says little shows he knows; a calm person shows he understands.
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BSB
A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
KJV
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: [and] a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
ASV
He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
CUV
寡少言語的，有知識；性情溫良的，有聰明。
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Proverbs 17:28
ABLE
Even a silly person seems smart when quiet; when he shuts his mouth, people think he is wise.
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BSB
Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.
KJV
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: [and] he that shutteth his lips [is esteemed] a man of understanding.
ASV
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.
CUV
愚昧人若靜默不言也可算為智慧；閉口不說也可算為聰明。
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