{"id": "card_n_f8186323a970", "kind": "note", "title": "A parable — Speech silence", "body": "Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. The proverb is dry. It does not say the fool became wise. It only says he was counted wise as long as he was quiet.\n\nAsk yourself: Have you been speaking — or being counted wise?\n\nRED — be honest. Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise (Prov 17:28). Silence is sometimes the only honest answer.\n\n(A Narrow Highway original teaching parable — not a parable of Jesus; a made story that carries a true edge.)", "source": {"label": "Narrow Highway — original parable", "url": "", "ref": "scripture_prov_17_28", "authority_tier": "operator"}, "shelf": "codex", "box": "parables", "bands": ["parable", "original", "witness", "teaching", "authority_trust", "information_encoding", "RED"], "connections": [], "author": "operator", "created_at": "2026-07-10T21:00:05.284658+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-10T21:00:05.284658+00:00", "visibility": "public", "lifecycle_stage": "public", "volatility": "permanent", "surface": "witness", "metrics": {"paperclips_count": 0, "helpful_count": 0, "not_helpful_count": 0, "cite_count": 0, "walks_through_count": 0, "flagged_count": 0}, "source_hash": "64fda2ab1e1fd12b7b1da1e2b0dbda132b4ea888110f2b0ad2113cb82fe023bc"}