Proverbs 12:16

English Standard Version 2016

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

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

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.

Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

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

Good sense is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.

Wisdom rests in the heart of a man of understanding, but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.

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

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

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