Proverbs 12:16 - King James 2000

¹⁶ A fool's wrath is at once known: but a prudent man covers shame.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ A fool's wrath is presently known: But a prudent man covereth shame.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ A fool's wrath is quickly and openly known, but a prudent man ignores an insult.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ A fool’s vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Fools reveal their anger right away, but the shrewd hide their contempt.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ The senseless immediately reveals his anger. But whoever ignores injuries is clever.

Proverbs 12:16 Tagairtí Cros

Job 5:2

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

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up strife: but love covers all sins.

Proverbs 12:17

He that speaks truth shows forth righteousness: but a false witness, deceit.

Proverbs 14:33

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

Proverbs 16:22

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

Proverbs 17:9

He that covers over a transgression seeks love; but he that repeats a matter separates close friends.

Proverbs 25:28

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

Proverbs 27:3

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

Proverbs 29:11

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

James 1:19

Therefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger: