Proverbs 12:23
Those with good sense do not reveal all that they know; foolish people show clearly by what they say that they ◄are ignorant/have not learned much►.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
In Context
24Those [SYN] who work hard become rulers of others; those who are lazy become slaves of others.
Cross References
1 Samuel 10:16Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But he did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about him becoming the king of Israel.
Nehemiah 2:16The city officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, because I had not told anyone about what I planned to do. I had not said anything about it to the Jewish leaders or the officials or the priests or any of the others who would be helping me in the work that I wanted to do.
Proverbs 10:19When people talk a lot, that will lead them to sin a lot by what they say; if you are wise, you will refuse to say very much.
Proverbs 13:16Those who have good sense always think carefully/wisely before they do something; foolish people show by what they say and do that they are foolish.
Proverbs 15:2When wise people speak [MTY], it causes those who hear what they say to want to know more; foolish people continually say [MTY] what is foolish.
Ecclesiastes 10:3Even while foolish people walk along the road, they show that they do not have good sense; they show everyone that they are not wise.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:23
22 Lying lips are abomination to the Lord : but they that deal truly are his delight. We are here taught, 1. To hate lying, and to keep at the utmost distance from it, because it is an abomination to the Lord, and renders those abominable in his sight that allow themselves in it, not only because it is a breach of his law, but because it is destructive to human society. 2. To make conscience of truth, not only in our words, but in all our actions, because those that deal truly and sincerely in all their dealings… Read the whole commentary →