Proverbs 29:11
A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
In Context
10Men of blood are haters of the good man, and evil-doers go after his soul.
12If a ruler gives attention to false words, all his servants are evil-doers.
Cross References
Judges 16:17And opening all his heart to her, he said to her, My head has never been touched by a blade, for I have been separate to God from the day of my birth: if my hair is cut off, then my strength will go from me and I will become feeble, and will be like any other man.
Proverbs 12:23A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.
Proverbs 19:11A man's good sense makes him slow to wrath, and the overlooking of wrongdoing is his glory.
Micah 7:5Put no faith in a friend, do not let your hope be placed in a relation: keep watch on the doors of your mouth against her who is resting on your breast.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:11
10 The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul. Note, 1. Bad men hate their best friends: The blood-thirsty, all the seed of the old serpent, who was a murderer from the beginning, all that inherit his enmity against the seed of the woman, hate the upright; they seek the ruin of good men because they condemn the wicked world and witness against it. Christ told his disciples that they should be hated of all men. Bloody men do especially hate upright magistrates, who would restrain and reform them,… Read the whole commentary →