Speech is silver, but silence is golden - Proverb for January 5

Our proverb for January 5 is "Speech is silver, but silence is golden".  After some quick research I found suggestions that this is speaking against gossip and how silence is better than gossip. Others suggest it is simply stating that it is better to say nothing rather than feel the need to speak.

I think both of these meanings are fine and worth practicing but I also think this proverb tells us the value of listening over that of speaking.  The real value in silence is being able to listen to the wisdom of others.  Something that I would benefit from being reminded of.