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Proverbs 12:16

New Messianic Version Bible

A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covers shame.

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A fool utters all his mind: but a wise [man] keeps it in till afterwards.

For what reason, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Hatred stirs up strifes: but love covers all sins.

He that covers a transgression seeks love; but he that repeats a matter separates [very] friends.

He that [has] no rule over his own spirit [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls.

Understanding [is] a wellspring of life unto him that has it: but the instruction of fools [is] folly.

Wisdom rests in the heart of him that has understanding: but [that which is] in the midst of fools is made known.

For wrath kills the foolish man, and envy slays the silly one.

[He that] speaks tshows forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.

A stone [is] heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath [is] heavier than them both.