Proverbs: Day 17

I hope your time in Proverbs has been enlightening. Throughout the remainder of our study, I thought I would link to a few resources on Proverbs to deepen your study.

Charles Bridges: A Commentary on Proverbs

I prefer reading the hardcopy, but as on online resource, you can't beat the price (free).

Proverbs 17

vv. 27-28

Whoever restrains his words has knowledge,
and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
28 Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise;
when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.

The world often communicates that we should say what we feel. That we ought not worry about what others think. Meanwhile, Biblical wisdom mandates thinking as prerequisite to speaking. These two verses point to the wisdom of guarding your speech.