Proverbs 12:16
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame."
Word-by-Word Analysis
כְּסִיל
kᵉçîyl
properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
אַף
ʼaph
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
יָדַע
yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...
עָרוּם
ʻârûwm
cunning (usually in a bad sense)
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
כָּסָה
kâçâh
properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
Key Terms in This Verse
יוֹם yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
Study H3117 →כָּסָה kâçâh
properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
Study H3680 →אַף ʼaph
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
Study H639 →יָדַע yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, in...
Study H3045 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
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