Cross references
Proverbs 12:16
A fool’s anger is known at once,
but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
Proverbs 12:16 has 9 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 7 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 29:11 (15 votes) and James 1:19 (11 votes). 10 other verses point back to it. It links with 7 other books, from Numbers 22 to 1 Peter 4.
Which verses does Proverbs 12:16 point to?
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- Proverbs 29:1115 votes
A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.
- James 1:1911 votes
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
- Proverbs 10:128 votes
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
- Proverbs 17:97 votes
Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
- Proverbs 25:287 votes
Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.
- Proverbs 14:335 votes
Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.
- Proverbs 16:225 votes
Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
- 1 Kings 19:1–22 votes
Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!”
- 1 Samuel 20:30–340 votes
Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you? For as long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingdom shall be established. Now send for him and bring him to me, for he must surely die!” …
Which verses point to Proverbs 12:16?
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