Proverbs 12:23

New King James Version

A prudent man conceals knowledge, But the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.

Cross References

Proverbs 13:16

Every prudent man acts with knowledge, But a fool lays open his folly.

Proverbs 11:13

A talebearer reveals secrets, But he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter.

Proverbs 10:14

Wise people store up knowledge, But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, But the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness.

Proverbs 10:19

In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, But he who restrains his lips is wise.

Ecclesiastes 10:3

Even when a fool walks along the way, He lacks wisdom, And he shows everyone that he is a fool.

Proverbs 18:2

A fool has no delight in understanding, But in expressing his own heart.

Proverbs 29:11

A fool vents all his feelings, But a wise man holds them back.

1 Samuel 10:16

So Saul said to his uncle, “He told us plainly that the donkeys had been found.” But about the matter of the kingdom, he did not tell him what Samuel had said.

Nehemiah 2:12

Then I arose in the night, I and a few men with me; I told no one what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem; nor was there any animal with me, except the one on which I rode.

Nehemiah 2:16

And the officials did not know where I had gone or what I had done; I had not yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, or the others who did the work.

Proverbs 14:33

Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, But what is in the heart of fools is made known.