Proverbs 12:23

Bible in Basic English 1965

A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.

Cross References

Nehemiah 2:12

And in the night I got up, taking with me a small band of men; I said nothing to any man of what God had put into my heart to do for Jerusalem: and I had no beast with me but the one on which I was seated.

Nehemiah 2:16

And the chiefs had no knowledge of where I had been or what I was doing; and I had not then said anything to the Jews or to the priests or the great ones or the chiefs or the rest of those who were doing the work.

Proverbs 10:14

Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

Proverbs 10:19

Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.

Proverbs 11:13

He who goes about talking of others makes secrets public, but the true-hearted man keeps things covered.

Proverbs 13:16

A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.

Proverbs 14:33

Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.

Proverbs 15:2

Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.

Proverbs 18:2

A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.

Proverbs 29:11

A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.

Ecclesiastes 10:3

And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish.

1 Samuel 10:16

And Saul, answering him, said, He gave us word that the asses had come back. But he said nothing to him of Samuel's words about the kingdom.