Proverbs 12:16 · KJV
“A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent {man} covereth shame. {presently: Heb. in that day}”
— Proverbs 12:16
The way of a fool {is} right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel {is} wise.
{He that} speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
Proverbs 12 — Context
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of {his} mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
15The way of a fool {is} right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel {is} wise.
16A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent {man} covereth shame. {presently: Heb. in that day}
17{He that} speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
18There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise {is} health.
Cross References
Proverbs 29:11
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise {man} keepeth it in till afterwards.
James 1:19
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
Proverbs 17:9
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth {very} friends. {seeketh: or, procureth}
Proverbs 25:28
He that {hath} no rule over his own spirit {is like} a city {that is} broken down, {and} without walls.
Proverbs 16:22
Understanding {is} a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools {is} folly.
Proverbs 14:33
Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but {that which is} in the midst of fools is made known.
1 Kings 19:1-2
And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.