Proverbs 29:11
A foole vttereth all his mynde at once: but a wyse man kepeth it in tyll afterwarde.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
In Context
10The bloodthirstie hate the righteous: but the iust seeke his soule.
12If a prince delight in lyes, all his seruauntes are vngodly.
Cross References
Judges 16:17And so he tolde her all his heart, & said vnto her: There neuer came rasor vpon myne head, for I haue ben a Nazarite vnto God, euen from my mothers wombe: Therfore when I am shauen, my strength will go from me, & I shall waxe weake, and be lyke all [other] men.
Proverbs 12:23A discrete man doth hyde knowledge: but the heart of fooles blabbeth out foolishnesse.
Proverbs 19:11A wyse man can put of displeasure, and it is his honour to let some faultes passe.
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 →