Proverbs 12:16 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁶ The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent man ignores an insult.

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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.

Proverbs 12:16 Cross References

Proverbs 29:11

A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man quietly holds it back.

James 1:19

Know this, my beloved brethren. Let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.

Proverbs 17:9

He who forgives an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter alienates a friend.

Proverbs 25:28

A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.

Proverbs 16:22

Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it, but folly is the chastisement of fools.

Proverbs 14:33

Wisdom abides in the mind of a man of understanding, but it is not known in the heart of fools.

Job 5:2

Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.

Proverbs 12:17

He who speaks the truth gives honest evidence, but a false witness utters deceit.

Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.