[和合本] 愚昧人若静默不言,也可算为智慧,闭口不说,也可算为聪明。
[新标点] 愚昧人若静默不言也可算为智慧;闭口不说也可算为聪明。
[和合修] 愚妄人若静默不言,可算为智慧,闭上嘴唇也可算为聪明。
[新译本] 愚妄人默不作声,也算是智慧;闭口不言,也算是聪明。
[当代修] 愚人缄默可算为智慧, 闭口不言可算为明智。
[现代修] 愚拙人缄口也算聪明;他默不作声就是智慧。
[吕振中] 愚妄人默不作声、也算为智慧;闭口不言、也算为明达。
[思高本] 愚人不发言,亦可充作智者;若谨口慎言,亦可视为哲人。
[文理本] 愚者缄默亦为智、闭口亦为哲、
[GNT] After all, even fools may be thought wise and intelligent if they stay quiet and keep their mouths shut.
[BBE] Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.
[KJV] Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
[NKJV] Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; [When] he shuts his lips, [he is considered] perceptive.
[KJ21] Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise, and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
[NASB] Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.
[NRSV] Even fools who keep silent are considered wise; when they close their lips, they are deemed intelligent.
[WEB] Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.
[ESV] Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
[NIV] Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue.
[NIrV] We think even a foolish person is wise if he keeps silent. We think he understands what is right if he controls his tongue.
[HCSB] Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent, discerning, when he seals his lips.
[CSB] Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent, discerning, when he seals his lips.
[AMP] Even a fool when he holds his peace is considered wise; when he closes his lips he is esteemed a man of understanding.
[NLT] Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent; with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent.
[YLT] Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent!