Proverbs 29:11 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man quietly holds it back.

More versions

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

The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent man ignores an insult.

Proverbs 12:23

A prudent man conceals his knowledge, but fools proclaim their folly.

Proverbs 14:33

Wisdom abides in the mind of a man of understanding, but it is not known in the heart of fools.

Proverbs 19:11

Good sense makes a man slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

Amos 5:13

Therefore he who is prudent will keep silent in such a time; for it is an evil time.

Micah 7:5

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

Judges 16:17

And he told her all his mind, 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 I be shaved, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.”