Proverbs 12:23

Easy To Read Version

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Cross References

Nehemiah 2:16

The officials and important people of Israel didn’t know where I had gone. They didn’t know what I was doing. I had not yet said anything to the Jews, the priests, the king’s family, the officials, or any of the other people that would be doing the work.

Proverbs 10:14

Wise people \{are quiet\} and learn new things. But foolish people talk and bring trouble to themselves.

Proverbs 10:19

A person who talks too much gets himself into trouble. A wise person learns to be quiet.

Proverbs 11:13

Any person who tells secrets about other people can’t be trusted. But a person that can be trusted does not spread gossip.

Proverbs 13:16

A wise person always thinks before he does something. But a foolish person shows he is stupid by the things he does.

Proverbs 14:33

A wise person is always thinking wise things. But a foolish person knows nothing about wisdom.

Proverbs 15:2

When a wise person speaks, other people want to listen. But a foolish person speaks only foolishness.

Proverbs 18:2

A foolish person doesn’t want to learn from other people. That person only wants to tell his own ideas.

Proverbs 29:11

A foolish person becomes angry easily. But a wise person is patient and controls himself.

Ecclesiastes 10:3

A fool shows his foolishness, even when he is just walking down the road. So everyone sees that he is a foolish person.

1 Samuel 10:16

Saul answered, “Samuel told us the donkeys were already found.” Saul did not tell his uncle everything. Saul did not tell him the things Samuel said about the kingdom.