Talmud do Przysłów 17:28
גַּ֤ם אֱוִ֣יל מַ֭חֲרִישׁ חָכָ֣ם יֵחָשֵׁ֑ב אֹטֵ֖ם שְׂפָתָ֣יו נָבֽוֹן׃
Może i głupi gdy milczy za mędrca uchodzić, gdy wobec rozumnego usta swe zamyka.
Tractate Derekh Eretz Zuta
R. Ḥiyya taught: Silence is good for the wise and how much more so for fools; and so did Solomon say, Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise.17Prov. 17, 28. It is not necessary to say, ‘When a wise man holdeth his peace’.18Because a wise man knows when to be silent.
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Jerusalem Talmud Pesachim
Bar Qappara stated: Silence behoves the Sages, and so much more the fools. And also Solomon says135Prov. 17:28., also a silent dolt is considered to be wise, and it is not necessary to say, a silent sage136Since the only uncomplicated case in the Mishnaiot is when nobody says anything. Babli 99a..
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Avot D'Rabbi Natan
Wisdom does not produce words, and words do not produce wisdom; only action does. Anyone who talks too much brings about sin, as it says (Proverbs 10:19), “When there is too much talking, there is no lack of sin.” And it says (Proverbs 17:28), “Even a fool, if he keeps silent, is deemed wise.”
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