Proverbs 12:16

Modern King James Version

A fool's vexation is known in a day, but the astute one covers shame.

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For vexation kills the fool, and envy slays the simple one.

Hatred stirs up fights, but love covers all sins.

He who breathes truth shows forth righteousness, but a false witness deceit.

Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but among fools it is made known.

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

He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates friends.

He who has no rule over his own spirit is like a broken down city without a wall.

A stone is heavy, and sand is heavy; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.

A fool speaks all his mind; but a wise one keeps it in until afterwards.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.