Proverbs 29:11
A foole powreth out all his minde: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterward.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
In Context
10Bloodie men hate him that is vpright: but the iust haue care of his soule.
12Of a prince that hearkeneth to lyes, all his seruants are wicked.
Cross References
Judges 16:17Therefore he tolde her all his heart, and said vnto her, There neuer came rasor vpon mine head: for I am a Nazarite vnto God from my mothers wombe: therefore if I bee shauen, my strength will goe from me, and I shalbe weake, and be like all other men.
Proverbs 12:23A wise man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of the fooles publisheth foolishnes.
Proverbs 19:11The discretion of man deferreth his anger: and his glory is to passe by an offence.
Micah 7:5Trust ye not in a friend, neither put ye confidence in a counseller: keepe the doores of thy mouth from her that lyeth in thy bosome.
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 →