Proverbs 12:16
A foole in a day shall be knowen by his anger: but he that couereth shame, is wise.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 right in his owne eyes: but he that heareth counsell, is wise.
17He that speaketh trueth, will shewe righteousnes: but a false witnes vseth deceite.
Cross References
1 Kings 19:1Now Ahab tolde Iezebel all that Eliiah had done, and how he had slaine all the prophets with the sword.
Proverbs 14:33Wisedome resteth in the heart of him that hath vnderstanding, and is knowen in the mids of fooles.
Proverbs 17:9Hee that couereth a transgression, seeketh loue: but hee that repeateth a matter, separateth the prince.
Proverbs 29:11A foole powreth out all his minde: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterward.
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 →