Proverbs 12:23
A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaimeth folly.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
In Context
22An abomination to Jehovah [are] lying lips, And stedfast doers [are] his delight.
24The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.
Cross References
1 Samuel 10:16And Saul saith unto his uncle, 'He certainly declared to us that the asses were found;' and of the matter of the kingdom he hath not declared to him that which Samuel said.
Nehemiah 2:16And the prefects have not known whither I have gone, and what I am doing; and to the Jews, and to the priests, and to the freemen, and to the prefects, and to the rest of those doing the work, hitherto I have not declared [it];
Proverbs 10:19In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips [is] wise.
Proverbs 13:16Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.
Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.
Ecclesiastes 10:3And also, when he that is a fool Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, And he hath said to every one, 'He [is] a fool.'
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 →