16A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 12:16
Discipline, Truthful Speech, Diligence, and the Stable Root of the Righteous
The chapter moves through moral contrasts around discipline, stability, household life, prudence, work, speech, counsel, truth, peace, diligence, anxiety, friendship, and the life-giving path of righteousness.
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Verse 16
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A fool’sאֱוִ֗ילH191Noun - masculine singularangerכַּעְס֑וֹH3708Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularis knownיִוָּדַ֣עH3045Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularat onceבַּ֭יּוֹםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularbut a prudent [man]עָרֽוּם׃H6175Adjective - masculine singularoverlooksוְכֹסֶ֖הH3680Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularan insultקָל֣וֹןH7036Noun - masculine singular