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proverb
From the comments of children, who are honest and innocent, . . . (comes truth or wisdom).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From King James Bible, Psalms 8:2, "Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength". (Note that mouth is singular in the Biblical verse, and that the usage of this expression differs from the modern proverbial usage.)
Across languages
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