Proverbs 12:23

Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

A prudent man covered knowledge: and the heart of the foolish will meet folly.

Cross References

Nehemiah 2:12

And I shall rise in the night, I and a few men with me; and I announced not to man what my God gave into my heart to do at Jerusalem: and no beast with me but the beast that I rode upon it

Nehemiah 2:16

And the prefects knew not whither I went and what I was doing: and to the Jews and to the priests and to the nobles and to the prefects, and to the rest doing the work, even thus I announced not

Proverbs 10:14

The wise shall hide knowledge: and the mouth of the foolish drew near destruction.

Proverbs 10:19

In the multitude of words transgression shall not cease: and he withholding his lips is prudent

Proverbs 11:13

He going about tale-bearing reveals a secret: and he being faithful of spirit hides the word.

Proverbs 13:16

Every prudent one will do in knowledge: and the foolish one will spread folly.

Proverbs 14:33

In the heart of him understanding, wisdom shall rest: and in the midst of fools it shall be made known.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise will make knowledge good: and the mouth of the foolish will gush forth folly.

Proverbs 18:2

The foolish one will not delight in understanding, but in, the disclosings of his heart

Proverbs 29:11

The foolish one will bring forth all his spirit; and the wise one will restrain it back.

Ecclesiastes 10:3

And also as the foolish one went in the way, his heart was wanting, and he said to all, It is folly.

1 Samuel 10:16

And Saul will say to his friend, Announcing, he announced to us that they found the asses; and the word of the kingdom he announced not to him, which Samuel said to him.