King James Version
Proverbs 29:11 in the King James Version says “A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 29 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.”
Proverbs 29:11 · KJV
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul. The bloodthirsty: Heb. Men of blood
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
If a ruler hearken to lies , all his servants are wicked.
The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes. the deceitful: or, the usurer
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“all his mind”
H7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the
“uttereth”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
“it in till afterwards”
H268the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the west
“man keepeth”
H7623properly, to address in a loud tone, i.e., (specifically) loud
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