Proverbs 17:26-28

Darby Translation

²⁶ To punish a righteous [man] is not good, nor to strike nobles because of [their] uprightness.

²⁷ He that hath knowledge spareth his words; and a man of understanding is of a cool spirit.

²⁸ Even a fool when he holdeth his peace is reckoned wise, [and] he that shutteth his lips, intelligent.