Proverbs 11:12 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹²He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

Proverbs 11:12 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 10:19
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
1 Peter 2:23
Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
Luke 18:9
And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
Luke 16:14
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
Psalms 123:3-4
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. …

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 12-13)

I. Silence is here recommended as an instance of true friendship, and a preservative of it, and therefore an evidence, 1. Of wisdom: A man of understanding, that has rule over his own spirit, if he be provoked, holds his peace, that he may neither give vent to his passion nor kindle the passion of others by any opprobrious language or peevish reflections. 2. Of sincerity: He that is of a faithful…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 12)

12. despiseth--or, “reviles,” a course contrasted with the prudent silence of the wise. holdeth his peace--as if neither hearing nor telling.