Hold Your Peace! Proverbs 17

As we journey and move forward in life, we have heard wise phrases spoken by our elders and wondered where they came from. As a little girl growing up I  Kentucky, I often heard the phase, "they need to, hold their peace." It was always in the context of someone wanting to, "tell someone off." Well today I tell you to "hold your peace," as we study the word of the Lord in Proverbs 17.

Proverbs 17:28 Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace;When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive. 

"A Proverb A Day Makes Even A Fool Wise.