Proverbs 12:16
A foole vttereth his wrath in all the haste: but a discrete man couereth his owne shame.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
In Context
15The way of a foole is strayght in his owne eyes: but he that hearkeneth vnto counsayle is wise.
17A iust man wyll tell the trueth and shewe the thyng that is ryght: but a false witnesse deceaueth.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:33Wisdome resteth in the heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng, and it shalbe knowen among them that are vnlearned.
Proverbs 17:9Who so couereth a fault, procureth loue: but he that discloseth it, deuideth very frendes.
Proverbs 29:11A foole vttereth all his mynde at once: but a wyse man kepeth it in tyll afterwarde.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:16
15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise. See here, 1. What it is that keeps a fool from being wise: His way is right in his own eyes; he thinks he is in the right in every thing he does, and therefore asks no advice, because he does not apprehend he needs it; he is confident he knows the way, and cannot miss it, and therefore never enquires the way. The rule he goes by is to do that which is right in his own eyes, to walk in the way of his heart. Quicquid libet,… Read the whole commentary →