Proverbs 12:16 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁶ A fool shows his irritation immediately, but a prudent person overlooks an insult.

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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 resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up strife but love covers up all transgressions.

Proverbs 12:17

A trustworthy witness tells what is right, but a false witness, deceit.

Proverbs 14:33

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

Proverbs 16:22

Insight is a fountain of life to one who has it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.

Proverbs 17:9

Whoever covers up an offense seeks love. Whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.

Proverbs 25:28

Like a city whose walls are broken down is one with no control over his temper.

Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy and sand a burden, but provocation by a fool is heavier than both.

Proverbs 29:11

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

James 1:19

Know this, my dear brothers and sisters: let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger—