Proverbs 29:11 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹¹A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

Proverbs 29:11 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 19:11
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Proverbs 12:16
A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
Micah 7:5
Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
Amos 5:13
Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
Proverbs 12:23
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

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Caution Consistency Counsel Expediency Fool Opinion, Public Prudence Speaking

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 11)

Note, 1. It is a piece of weakness to be very open: He is a fool who utters all his mind ,—who tells every thing he knows, and has in his mouth instantly whatever he has in his thoughts, and can keep no counsel,—who, whatever is started in discourse, quickly shoots his bolt,—who, when he is provoked, will say any thing that comes uppermost, whoever is reflected upon by it,—who, when he is to speak…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 11)

11. (Compare Pr 12:16; 16:32). mind--or, “spirit,” for anger or any ill passion which the righteous restrain.