PROVERBS CHAPTER 17.
V. 26. Also, to punish the just is not good, it is against the principles of justice to have the righteous bear any kind of punishment, nor to strike princes for equity, smiting the noble contrary to right, under the pretense of right and justice openly to dispense injustice.
V. 27. He that hath knowledge spareth his words, is chary of speech, refrains from garrulity; and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit, rather, he that is of a quiet temper, a man who has himself in hand always, shows that lie is sensible.
V. 28. Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise, and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding, this being an admonition to the foolish at least to abstain from making known his lack of wisdom and thus to maintain a reputation for common sense, if he can do nothing more.