A moment in scripture
Proverbs 12:16
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A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 12:14
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.
- Proverbs 12:15
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
- Proverbs 12:17
He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
- Proverbs 12:18
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.