Proverbs 29:11
All his anger, doth a dullard let go, but, a wise man, by keeping it back, stilleth it.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
In Context
10Blood-thirsty men, hate the blameless man, and, as for the upright, they seek his life.
12When a ruler giveth heed to the word of falsehood, all his attendants, become lawless.
Cross References
Judges 16:17so he told her all his heart, and said to her—No, razor, hath come on my head, for, one separate unto God, have I been, from my birth,—if I were shaven, then would depart from me my strength, and I should become weak, and be as any other man.
Proverbs 12:23A prudent man, concealeth knowledge, but, the heart of dullards, proclaimeth folly.
Proverbs 19:11The discretion of a man, deferreth his anger, and, his adorning, is to pass over transgression.
Micah 7:5Do not trust in a friend, do not put confidence in an associate,—from her that lieth in thy bosom, keep thou 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 →