Proverbs 12:23

Tree of Life Version

A clever person conceals his knowledge, but the heart of a fool blurts out folly.

Cross References

Nehemiah 2:12

I got up during the night along with a few men. But I did not tell anyone what my God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem. There were no animals with me except the animal I was riding.

Nehemiah 2:16

The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, but as yet I had not told the Jews, the kohanim, the nobles, the officials or the rest of the workers.

Proverbs 10:14

Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool is near ruin.

Proverbs 10:19

When words abound, transgression is unavoidable. but whoever restrains his lips is wise.

Proverbs 11:13

A gossip reveals secrets, but one who is trustworthy conceals a matter.

Proverbs 13:16

Everyone shrewd acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts folly.

Proverbs 14:33

Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, and even among fools she is known.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of fools spouts folly.

Proverbs 18:2

A fool finds no delight in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.

Proverbs 29:11

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

Ecclesiastes 10:3

Even as the fool walks along the way, his heart lacks sense and tells everyone what a fool he is.

1 Samuel 10:16

“He assured us that the donkeys had been found,” Saul said to his uncle. But concerning the matter of kingship about which Samuel spoke, he told him nothing.