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Proverbs 16:21

Proverbs 16:21 (WEB)
The wise in heart shall be called prudent. Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.

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Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.18Book II
““For they call the wise and prudent worthless.”” — editor's note: Prov. xvi. 21, misquoted, or the text is corrupt; “The wise in heart shall be called prudent,” A.V.
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