Proverbs 29:11
People who are wise are patient and restrain/control themselves when they are angry, but foolish people ◄quickly show others that they are very angry/do not restrain themselves at all►.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
In Context
Cross References
Judges 16:17Finally Samson told her the truth. He said, “I have been set apart for God since the day I was born. And because of that, my hair has never been cut. If my hair were shaved off, my strength would be gone, and I would be as weak as other men.”
Proverbs 12:23Those with good sense do not reveal all that they know; foolish people show clearly by what they say that they ◄are ignorant/have not learned much►.
Proverbs 19:11Those who have good sense do not quickly become angry; people respect those who ignore offensive things that people say to them.
Micah 7:5So, do not trust anyone! Do not trust even a friend; even be careful what you say to your wife whom you love!
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 →