Proverbs 29:11 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

A fool gives full vent to anger, but the wise quietly holds it back.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

A [self-confident] fool utters all his anger, but a wise man holds it back and stills it.

American Standard Version (1901)

A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.

Common English Bible

Fools show all their anger, but the wise hold it back.

Catholic Public Domain Version

A foolish one offers everything on his mind. A wise one reserves and defers until later.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

A fool uttereth all his mind: a wise man deferreth, and keepeth it till afterwards.

Proverbs 29:11 Cross References

Proverbs 12:16

Fools show their anger at once, but the prudent ignore an insult.

Proverbs 12:23

One who is clever conceals knowledge, but the mind of a fool broadcasts folly.

Proverbs 14:33

Wisdom is at home in the mind of one who has understanding, but it is not known in the heart of fools.

Proverbs 19:11

Those with good sense are slow to anger, and it is their glory to overlook an offense.

Amos 5:13

Therefore the prudent will keep silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.

Micah 7:5

Put no trust in a friend; have no confidence in a loved one; guard the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your embrace,

Judges 16:17

So he told her his whole secret and said to her, “A razor has never come upon my head, for I have been a nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If my head were shaved, then my strength would leave me; I would become weak and be like anyone else.”