Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A fool bringeth up a slander of his neighbour; but a wise man will keep it secret.
New American Standard Bible
But a man of understanding keeps silent.
King James Version
He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
Holman Bible
but a man with understanding keeps silent.
International Standard Version
Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but the discerning man controls his comments.
A Conservative Version
He who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.
American Standard Version
He that despiseth his neighbor is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
Amplified
He who despises his neighbor lacks sense,
But a man of understanding keeps silent.
Bible in Basic English
He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.
Darby Translation
He that despiseth his neighbour is void of heart; but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
Julia Smith Translation
He wanting heart despised for his neighbor: and a man of understanding will be silent.
King James 2000
He that is void of wisdom despises his neighbor: but a man of understanding holds his peace.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He who lacks {sense} belittles his neighbor, but a person of intelligence will remain silent.
Modern King James verseion
One despising his friend lacks heart, but a man of understanding remains silent.
NET Bible
The one who denounces his neighbor lacks wisdom, but the one who has discernment keeps silent.
New Heart English Bible
One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.
The Emphasized Bible
He that sheweth contempt for his neighbour, lacketh sense, but, a man of understanding, observeth silence.
Webster
He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbor: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
World English Bible
One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.
Youngs Literal Translation
Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.
Themes
Despisement » Who despises their neighbor
Silence » Value of » General references to
Speech/communication » Who holds their tongue
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 11:12
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Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
11 When the just are in wealth, the city prospereth; but when the ungodly have the rule, it decayeth. 12 A fool bringeth up a slander of his neighbour; but a wise man will keep it secret. 13 A dissembling person will discover privy things; but he that is of a faithful heart, will keep counsel.
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Cross References
Judges 9:27-29
And they went out into the fields and gathered in their grapes and trod them and made merry: and went into the house of their God, and did eat and drink and cursed Abimelech.
Judges 9:38
Then said Zebul unto him, "Where is now thy mouth that said, 'What fellow is Abimelech, that we should serve him?' These are the people that thou so despisest. Go out now a fellowship and fight with them."
1 Samuel 10:27
But the children of Belial said, "How shall he save us?" And despised him and brought him not presents. And he made as though he had not heard it.
2 Kings 18:36
But the people held their peace and answered him not a word: for the king had commanded, saying, "Answer him not."
Nehemiah 4:2-4
and said before his brethren and the soldiers of Samaria, "What do these impotent Jews? Shall they be thus suffered? Shall they offer? Shall they perform it in one day? Shall they make the stones whole again that are brought to dust, and burnt?"
Psalm 123:3-4
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us, for we are utterly despised.
Proverbs 10:19
Where much babbling is, there must needs be offense; he that refraineth his lips is wisest of all.
Proverbs 14:21
Who so despiseth his neighbour, doth amiss; but blessed is he that hath pity of the poor.
Luke 16:14
All these things heard the Pharisees also which were covetous. And they mocked him,
Luke 18:9
And he put forth this similitude, unto certain which trusted in themselves, that they were perfect, and despised others.
John 7:48-52
Doth any of the rulers, or of the Pharisees, believe on him?
1 Peter 2:23
which when he was reviled, reviled not again: when he suffered, he threatened not: but committed the cause to him that judgeth righteously,