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Do not refrain from speaking at the crucial time, and do not hide your wisdom.
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For wisdom is known through speech, and education through the words of the tongue.
25
Never speak against the truth, but be mindful of your ignorance.
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Do not be ashamed to confess your sins, and do not try to stop the current of a river.
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Do not subject yourself to a foolish fellow, nor show partiality to a ruler.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.