Proverbs 12:16 meaning and explanation

A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Proverbs 12:16, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse comes from a collection of wise sayings in Proverbs, where a fatherly teacher contrasts the fool with the prudent. The fool lets anger show immediately; his temper is public and uncontrolled.

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