Proverbs 12:16

New International Version

Fools show their annoyance at once, but the prudent overlook an insult.

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Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.

An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness tells lies.

Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning and even among fools she lets herself be known.

Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools.

Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.

Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.

Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end.

My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,