Gold Nugget 339 - The Wisdom of Silence

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      An anxiety to talk is the mark of a shallow mind.  The knowledge of the season of silence and reserve may be compared to the wisdom of the general who knows when to keep his forces back and when to launch them at the foe.  The composed spirit comes from the knowledge that truth will prevail in one way or another and the time for our utterance will arrive. …

      Even the fool may gain some credit for wisdom which he does not possess by holding his tongue; and this is an index of the reality.  Our great example here is the silence of Jesus, continued for thirty years; out of that silence a voice at length proceeded that will ever vibrate through the world.

 

The Pulpit Commentary, Proverbs p. 343, Proverbs 17:27-28, (E. Johnson)

 

Gold Nugget 339

The Wisdom of Silence

 

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