Proverbs 12:16 Cross References

Proverbs 12:16

16: A fool is quick-tempered, but a wise person stays calm when insulted.

Proverbs 29:11

  1. A fool gives full vent to anger, but a wise person quietly holds it back.

James 1:19

  1. My dear brothers and sisters, be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.

Proverbs 10:12

  1. Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love covers all offenses.

Proverbs 17:9

  1. Disregarding another person's faults preserves love; telling about them separates close friends.

Proverbs 25:28

  1. A person without self-control is as defenseless as a city with broken-down walls.

Proverbs 16:22

  1. Discretion is a life-giving fountain to those who possess it, but discipline is wasted on fools.

1 Samuel 20:30

  1. Saul boiled with rage at Jonathan. "You stupid son of a whore!" he swore at him. "Do you think I don't know that you want David to be king in your place, shaming yourself and your mother?
  2. As long as that son of Jesse is alive, you'll never be king. Now go and get him so I can kill him!"
  3. "But what has he done?" Jonathan demanded. "Why should he be put to death?"
  4. Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan, intending to kill him. So at last Jonathan realized that his father was really determined to kill David.
  5. Jonathan left the table in fierce anger and refused to eat all that day, for he was crushed by his father's shameful behavior toward David.

Proverbs 14:33

  1. Wisdom is enshrined in an understanding heart; wisdom is not found among fools.

1 Kings 19:1

  1. When Ahab got home, he told Jezebel what Elijah had done and that he had slaughtered the prophets of Baal.
  2. So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: "May the gods also kill me if by this time tomorrow I have failed to take your life like those whom you killed."
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