Proverbs 12:16 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

¹⁶ A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ A fool's wrath is presently known: But a prudent man covereth shame.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ A fool's wrath is quickly and openly known, but a prudent man ignores an insult.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ A fool’s vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Fools reveal their anger right away, but the shrewd hide their contempt.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ The senseless immediately reveals his anger. But whoever ignores injuries is clever.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ A fool immediately sheweth his anger: but he that dissembleth injuries is wise.

Proverbs 12:16 Cross References

Job 5:2

For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

Proverbs 12:17

He that speaketh truth showeth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.

Proverbs 14:33

Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

Proverbs 16:22

Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

Proverbs 17:9

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

Proverbs 25:28

He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.

Proverbs 29:11

A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterward.

James 1:19

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: