Proverbs 12:23

The English Standar Version

A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

Cross References

Nehemiah 2:12

Then I arose in the night, I and a few men with me. And I told no one what my God had put into my heart to do for Jerusalem. There was no animal with me but the one on which I rode.

Nehemiah 2:16

And the officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, and I had not yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, and the rest who were to do the work.

Proverbs 10:14

The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.

Proverbs 10:19

When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.

Proverbs 11:13

Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.

Proverbs 13:16

In everything the prudent acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts his folly.

Proverbs 14:33

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

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.

Proverbs 18:2

A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.

Proverbs 29:11

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

Ecclesiastes 10:3

Even when the fool walks on the road, he lacks sense, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

1 Samuel 10:16

And Saul said to his uncle, "He told us plainly that the donkeys had been found." But about the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel had spoken, he did not tell him anything.