Proverbs 29:11
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
A fool utters all his mind: but a wise man keeps it in till afterwards.
American King James Version (AKJV)
A fool utters all his mind: but a wise man keeps it in till afterwards.
American Standard Version (ASV)
A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.
Webster's Revision
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
World English Bible
A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.
English Revised Version (ERV)
A fool uttereth all his anger: but a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.
Clarke's Proverbs 29:11 Bible Commentary
A fool uttereth all his mind - A man should be careful to keep his own secret, and never tell his whole mind upon any subject, while there are other opinions yet to be delivered; else, if he speak again, he must go over his old ground; and as he brings out nothing new, he injures his former argument.
Barnes's Proverbs 29:11 Bible Commentary
Mind - The Hebrew word is used sometimes for "mind" or "reason," sometimes for "passion," or "wrath." The reticence commended would include both; but the verb "keepeth it in" (rendered "stilleth," in Psalm 65:7) is slightly in favor of the second of the two senses.