But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”
For the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet,
Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.
But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth.