Proverbs 12:16

Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

A fool's vexation is presently known: But a prudent man concealeth shame.

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For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.

Hatred stirreth up strifes: But love covereth all transgressions.

He that uttereth truth sheweth forth righteousness, But a false witness deceit.

Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: But that which is in the inward part of fools is made known.

Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: But the correction of fools is their folly.

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

He whose spirit is without restraint Is like a city that is broken down and hath no wall.

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.

A fool uttereth all his anger: But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.

Ye know this, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: