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Proverbs 11:12

Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment,

but a man of understanding remains silent.

Proverbs 11:12 BSB

Proverbs 11:12 has 12 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 10:19 (10 votes) and 1 Peter 2:23 (9 votes). 5 other verses point back to it. It links with 9 other books, from Judges 9 to 1 Peter 2.

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Which verses does Proverbs 11:12 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Proverbs 10:1910 votes

    When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

  2. 1 Peter 2:239 votes

    When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.

  3. Luke 16:144 votes

    The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

  4. Luke 18:94 votes

    To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:

  5. Psalm 123:3–43 votes

    Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt. We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.

  6. Proverbs 14:213 votes

    He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.

  7. Judges 9:27–292 votes

    And after they had gone out into the fields, gathered grapes from their vineyards, and trodden them, they held a festival and went into the house of their god; and as they ate and drank, they cursed Abimelech. Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech? …

  8. Judges 9:382 votes

    “Where is your gloating now?” Zebul replied. “You said, ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Are these not the people you ridiculed? Go out now and fight them!”

  9. 1 Samuel 10:272 votes

    But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.

  10. 2 Kings 18:362 votes

    But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”

  11. Nehemiah 4:2–42 votes
  12. John 7:48–522 votes

Which verses point to Proverbs 11:12?

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