Proverbs 29:11
A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.
World Messianic 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 hate a man of integrity; and they seek the life of the upright.
12If a ruler listens to lies, all of his officials are wicked.
Cross References
Judges 16:17He told her all his heart and said to her, “No razor has ever come on my head; for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaved, then my strength will go from me and I will become weak, and be like any other man.”
Proverbs 12:23A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.
Proverbs 19:11The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.
Micah 7:5Don’t trust in a neighbor. Don’t put confidence in a friend. With the woman lying in your embrace, be careful of the words of your 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 →