Proverbs 29:11
A fool letteth all his anger come out; But a wise man keepeth it back.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
In Context
10The bloodthirsty man hateth the upright; But the righteous seek to preserve his life.
12If a ruler listen to words of falsehood, All his servants become wicked.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:23A prudent man concealeth his knowledge; Bur the heart of fools proclaimeth their foolishness.
Proverbs 19:11A man of understanding is slow to anger; Yea, it is his glory to pass over an offence.
Micah 7:5Trust ye not in a friend! Put no confidence in a guide! From her that lieth in thy bosom Keep the doors of thy mouth!
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 →