12Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.


In Context

9 With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.

10 In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked is singing.

11 By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.

12 Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.

13 A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.

14 Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance is in a multitude of counsellors.

Proverbs 11:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:12He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:12A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor, but a man of understanding holds his tongue.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:12He that despiseth his friend, is mean of heart: but the wise man will hold his peace.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:12He that despiseth his neighbor is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:12He that despiseth his neighbour is void of heart; but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:12He that despiseth his neighbour is void of wisdom: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:12He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbor: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:12One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:12He that is void of wisdom despises his neighbor: but a man of understanding holds his peace.