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.

Asang Khongca Bible

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

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.

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.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

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

English Berean Standard Bible

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

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

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

Clementine Vulgate 1598

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

Bible in Basic English

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

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.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

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

Kosraean Bible

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

World Portuguese Bible

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

Romanian BTF Bible

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

Brenton English Septuagint

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

Burmese Common Language Bible

သိပ္ပံအတတ်နှင့်ပြည့်စုံသော သူသည် စကား မများတတ်။ ဥာဏ်ကောင်းသောသူသည်လည်း၊ ဧသော စိတ်ရှိတတ်၏။

Darby Translation

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

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

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

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.

Italian Diodati Bible

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

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.

Danish Bible 1931

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

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.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

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

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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

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.

French Ostervald Bible

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

Esperanto Bible

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

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

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

German Luther Bible 1912

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

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.

Italian Riveduta Bible

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

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.

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.

Croatian Bible

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

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

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

German Textbibel

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

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

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

Hebrew OT (WLC)

חוֹשֵׂ֣ךְ אֲ֭מָרָיו יוֹדֵ֣עַ דָּ֑עַת וקר־ר֝֗וּחַ אִ֣ישׁ תְּבוּנָֽה׃

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.

SEPTUAGINTA

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

Brenton Septuagint

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

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

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

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.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

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

Russian Synodal Bible

Разумный воздержан в словах своих, и благоразумный хладнокровен.

Hebrew Masoretic OT

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

Modern Hebrew Bible

חושך אמריו יודע דעת וקר רוח איש תבונה׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

ذُو ٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ يُبْقِي كَلَامَهُ، وَذُو ٱلْفَهْمِ وَقُورُ ٱلرُّوحِ.

Old Persion Version Bible

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

Judson Burmese Bible

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

Korean Bible 1910

말을 아끼는 자는 지식이 있고 성품이 안존한 자는 명철하니라

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。

World Chinese Bible

节制言语的有知识； 性情冷静的是明达人。

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。

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

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

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Mashi Bible

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

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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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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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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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