Proverbs 29:11
A fool utters all his mind: but a wise man keeps it in till afterwards.
Updated King James Version
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 the upright: but the just seek his soul.
12If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
Cross References
Judges 16:17That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There has not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.
Proverbs 12:23A prudent man conceals knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.
Proverbs 19:11The discretion of a man defers his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Micah 7:5Trust all of you not in a friend, put all of you not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of your mouth from her that lies in your bosom.
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 →