Proverbs 12:16

The English Standar Version

The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult.

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A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.

Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.

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

Wisdom rests in the heart of a man of understanding, but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.[8]

Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.

Whoever speaks[1] the truth gives honest evidence, but a false witness utters deceit.

A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.