Proverbs 11:12 {13}
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He that walketh deceitfully, revealeth secrets: but he that is faithful, concealeth the thing committed to him by his friend.

that

Judges 9:27-29,38 Went out into the fields, wasting the vineyards, and treading down the grapes: and singing and dancing, they went into the temple of their god, and in their banquets and cups they cursed Abimelech. . . .

Nehemiah 4:2-4 And said before his brethren, and the multitude of the Samaritans: What are the silly Jews doing? Will the Gentiles let them alone? will they sacrifice and make an end in a day? are they able to raise stones out of the heaps of the rubbish, which are burnt? . . .

Psalm 123:3,4 Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for we are greatly filled with contempt. . . .

Luke 16:14 Now the Pharisees, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

Luke 18:9 And to some who trusted in themselves as just and despised others, he spoke also this parable:

John 7:48-52 Hath any one of the rulers believed in him, or of the Pharisees? . . .

void of wisdom

Proverbs 10:19 The tongue of the just is as choice silver: but the heart of the wicked is nothing worth.

1 Samuel 10:27 But the children of Belial said: Shall this fellow be able to save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents; but he dissembled as though he heard not.

2 Kings 18:36 But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for they had received commandment from the king that they should not answer him.

1 Peter 2:23 Who, when he was reviled, did not revile: when he suffered, he threatened not, but delivered himself to him that judged him unjustly.

Context
Dishonest Scales
11He that despiseth his friend, is mean of heart: but the wise man will hold his peace. 12He that walketh deceitfully, revealeth secrets: but he that is faithful, concealeth the thing committed to him by his friend.13Where there is no governor, the people shall fall: but there is safety where there is much counsel.…
Cross References
Proverbs 6:32
He gathereth to himself shame and dishonour, and his reproach shall not be blotted out:

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

Proverbs 11:13
Where there is no governor, the people shall fall: but there is safety where there is much counsel.

Proverbs 14:21
He that despiseth his neighbour, sinneth: but he that sheweth mercy to the poor, shall be blessed. He that believeth in the Lord, loveth mercy.

Lexicon
Whoever shows contempt
בָּז־ (bāz-)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 936: To disrespect

for his neighbor
לְרֵעֵ֥הוּ (lə·rê·‘ê·hū)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7453: Friend, companion, fellow

lacks
חֲסַר־ (ḥă·sar-)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2638: Needy, lacking, in want of

judgment,
לֵ֑ב (lêḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

but a man
וְאִ֖ישׁ (wə·’îš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

of understanding
תְּבוּנ֣וֹת (tə·ḇū·nō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8394: Intelligence, an argument, caprice

holds his peace.
יַחֲרִֽישׁ׃ (ya·ḥă·rîš)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2790: To cut in, engrave, plow, devise


Additional Translations
Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding holds his peace.He that is void of wisdom despises his neighbor: but a man of understanding holds his peace.

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

A man void of understanding sneers at his fellow citizens: but a sensible man is quiet.

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

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

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

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

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