Proverbs 17:27

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

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

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

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

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.

Bible in Basic English ☆

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

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

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

Darby Translation ☆

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

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

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

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

Hee that hath knowledge, spareth his wordes, and a man of vnderstanding is of an excellent spirit.

Noyes Bible ☆

He that spareth his words is imbued with knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

Leeser Tanakh ☆

He that holdeth back his speeches hath knowledge; and he that is sparing of his spirit is a man of understanding.

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

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

King James Version ☆

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

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

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

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

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

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

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

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

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

Majority Standard BIble ☆

A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.

Webster Bible ☆

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

Revised Version ☆

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

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

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

World English Bible ☆

He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

World English Bible British Edition ☆

He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

World English Bible Classic ☆

He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

World English Bible Updated ☆

He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

World Messianic Bible ☆

He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

Young's Literal Translation ☆

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

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

He that hath da'as spareth his words, and an ish tevunah (man of understanding) is of a calm ruach.

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

ذُو ٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ يُبْقِي كَلَامَهُ، وَذُو ٱلْفَهْمِ وَقُورُ ٱلرُّوحِ.

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

သိပ္ပံအတတ်နှင့်ပြည့်စုံသော သူသည် စကား မများတတ်။ ဥာဏ်ကောင်းသောသူသည်လည်း၊ ဧသော စိတ်ရှိတတ်၏။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

သိပ္ပံ အတတ်နှင့်ပြည့်စုံ သောသူသည် စကား မ များတတ်။ ဉာဏ် ကောင်းသောသူ သည်လည်း ၊ ဧ သောစိတ် ရှိတတ်၏။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Palungha kami loe poek het pacoengah ni lok to thuih; panoekhaih tawn kami loe angam duem.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

A ol aka tuem tah mingnah te aka ming la om tih, mueihla phu tlo aka dingsuek tah hlang lungcuei ni.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

A ol aka tuem tah mingnah te aka ming la om tih, mueihla phu tlo aka dingsuek tah hlang lungcuei ni.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

寡少言语的，有知识； 性情温良的，有聪明。

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

寡少言語的，有知識； 性情溫良的，有聰明。

World Chinese Bible ☆

节制言语的有知识； 性情冷静的是明达人。

Croatian Bible ☆

Tko usteže svoje riječi, razumije mudrost, i razuman je čovjek mirna duha.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Zdržuje řeči své muž umělý; drahého ducha jest muž rozumný.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Den, som har Kundskab tøjler sin Tale, Mand med Forstand er koldblodig.

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

Wie wetenschap weet, houdt zijn woorden in; en een man van verstand is kostelijk van geest.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Wie verstandig is, is spaarzaam met zijn woorden; Een man van ervaring is koelbloedig.

Esperanto Bible ☆

Kiu ŝparas siajn vortojn, tiu estas prudenta; Kaj trankvilanimulo estas homo saĝa.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

Celui qui a de la connaissance retient ses paroles, et un homme qui a de l’intelligence est d’un esprit froid.

French Ostervald Bible ☆

L'homme retenu dans ses paroles connaît la prudence, et celui qui est d'un esprit froid, est un homme entendu.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Celui qui retient ses paroles connaît la science, Et celui qui a l’esprit calme est un homme intelligent.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Celui qui retient ses paroles possède la connaissance, et celui qui garde son sang-froid est un homme intelligent.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Wer seine Worte zurückhält, besitzt Erkenntnis; und wer kühlen Geistes ist, ist ein verständiger Mann.

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Ein Vernünftiger mäßigt seine Rede; und ein verständiger Mann ist kaltes Muts.

German Textbibel ☆

Wer mit seinen Worten zurückhält, ist einsichtsvoll, und der Kaltblütige ist ein vernünftiger Mann.

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Wer Erfahrungen gemacht hat, spart seine Worte, und wer kühlen Geistes ist, der ist ein weiser Mann.

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

ὃς φείδεται ρῆμα προέσθαι σκληρόν, ἐπιγνώμων, μακρόθυμος δὲ ἀνὴρ φρόνιμος.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

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

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Moun ki gen konesans pa nan pale anpil. Moun ki rete dousman se moun ki gen konprann.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

O ka mea ike nui, akahele oia i ka olelo; He uhane noho malie ko ke kanaka naauao.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

חֹושֵׂ֣ךְ אֲ֭מָרָיו יֹודֵ֣עַ דָּ֑עַת *וְקַר־ (יְקַר)־ר֝֗וּחַ אִ֣ישׁ תְּבוּנָֽה׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

חושך אמריו יודע דעת וקר רוח איש תבונה׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

Chi rattiene i suoi detti è dotato di conoscimento ; E chi è di spirito riservato è uomo intendente.

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

Chi modera le sue parole possiede la scienza, e chi ha lo spirito calmo è un uomo prudente.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

言葉を控える者には知識があり、 冷静な者は悟りのある人である。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

말을 아끼는 자는 지식이 있고 성품이 안존한 자는 명철하니라

Kosraean Bible ☆

Mwet lalmwetmet na pwaye elos tia oalinkas. Mwet ma muta misla pa liyaten uh.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Qui moderatur sermones suos doctus et prudens est, et pretiosi spiritus vir eruditus.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

صاحب معرفت سخنان خود را بازمی دارد، و هر‌که روح حلیم دارد مرد فطانت پیشه است.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

Aquele que retém as suas palavras tem conhecimento. Aquele que tem o espírito sereno é um homem de entendimento.

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

Quem entende o conhecimento guarda suas palavras; e o homem de bom entendimento é de espírito calmo.

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Cel ce are cunoaștere își cruță cuvintele, și un om al înțelegerii are un duh ales.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Чине ышь ынфрынязэ ворбеле куноаште штиинца ши чине аре духул потолит есте ун ом причепут.

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Разумный воздержан в словах своих, и благоразумный хладнокровен.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

Usteže reči svoje čovek koji zna, i tiha je duha čovek razuman.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Устеже речи своје човек који зна, и тиха је духа човек разуман.

Mashi Bible ☆

Omuntu ogera ebinwa byâge erhi amanyire, n’ow’omurhima mwîrhonzi ye mwenge.

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

Detiene sus dichos el que tiene sabiduría: de prudente espíritu es el hombre entendido.

Spanish BLL ☆

El que mucho sabe, poco habla; el que es inteligente mantiene la calma.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

El que ahorra sus palabras tiene sabiduría; el que es de espíritu prudente es hombre inteligente.

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

El que tiene conocimiento dice poco; y el que tiene espíritu tranquilo es un hombre de buen juicio.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

El que refrena sus palabras tiene entendimiento, Y el de espíritu sereno es hombre prudente.

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Revised West Version ☆

Ko ia ʻoku ne maʻu ʻae poto ʻoku ne taʻofi ki heʻene lea: pea ʻoku loto lelei ʻae tangata ko ia ʻoku faʻa fakakaukau.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Розумний — хто в словах здержливий, і мудрий той, в кого кров холодна.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Розумний — хто в словах здержливий, і мудрий той, в кого кров холодна.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Người nào kiêng lời nói mình có tri thức; Còn người có tánh ôn hàn là một người thông sáng.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

חוֹשֵׂ֣ךְ אֲ֭מָרָיו יוֹדֵ֣עַ דָּ֑עַת וקר־ר֝֗וּחַ אִ֣ישׁ תְּבוּנָֽה׃