2 Kings 18:36
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36 But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king’s command was, “Do not answer him.”
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Matthew 7:6
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Profaning the Holy
6 “Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under foot and turn and maul you.(A)
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Amos 5:13
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13 Therefore the prudent will keep silent in such a time,
for it is an evil time.
Proverbs 26:4
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4 Do not answer fools according to their folly,
lest you be a fool yourself.(A)
Proverbs 9:7
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General Maxims
7 Whoever corrects a scoffer wins abuse;
whoever rebukes the wicked gets hurt.(A)
Psalm 39:1
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Psalm 39
Prayer for Wisdom and Forgiveness
To the leader: to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
1 I said, “I will guard my ways
that I may not sin with my tongue;
I will keep a muzzle on my mouth
as long as the wicked are in my presence.”(A)
Psalm 38:13-14
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13 But I am like the deaf; I do not hear;
like the mute, who cannot speak.(A)
14 Truly, I am like one who does not hear
and in whose mouth is no retort.
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