He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
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Gill's Exposition
He that hath knowledge spareth his words,.... Or, "he that knows knowledge" (c); one that is very knowing, has a fund of knowledge in him, "spareth his words"; is generally a man of few words, he…
Barnes' Notes
Better, A man of calm (or noble) spirit is a man of understanding.
Two ways a man may show himself to be a wise man: - 1. By the good temper, the sweetness and the sedateness, of his mind: A man of understanding is of an excellent spirit, a precious spirit (so the…
Cambridge Bible
excellent Rather, cool, A.V. marg. and R.V.; μακρόθυμος ἀνὴρ, LXX.
It is better with LXX. and R.V. to invert the order of subject and predicate in this verse and render:
He that spareth his words…
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