Proverbes 29:11

11 L'insensé met dehors tout ce qu'il a dans l'esprit; mais le sage le réprime et le retient.

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Proverbes 29:11 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 29:11

A fool uttereth all his mind
At once; tells all he knows, all that is in his breast; whatever he thinks, and all that he intends to do; what or whom he loves or hates. Or, "a fool brings out all his wrath"; so the Targum, Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions: he cannot restrain it, nor hide it; it breaks out at once, even all of it, and is soon known, as in ( Proverbs 12:16 ) ; but a wise [man] keepeth it in till afterwards;
reserves his mind, and thoughts, and designs, to himself; and does not discover them until a proper opportunity offers, when to disclose them is most to advantage; or he restrains his wrath and anger, defers showing it to a proper time, when it may answer a better purpose, and he may do it without sin.

Proverbes 29:11 In-Context

9 Un homme sage contestant avec un homme insensé, qu'il se fâche ou qu'il rie, n'aura point de repos.
10 Les hommes sanguinaires haïssent l'homme intègre; mais les hommes droits protègent sa vie.
11 L'insensé met dehors tout ce qu'il a dans l'esprit; mais le sage le réprime et le retient.
12 Quand le prince prête l'oreille à la parole de mensonge, tous ses serviteurs sont méchants.
13 Le pauvre et l'oppresseur se rencontrent; c'est l'Éternel qui éclaire les yeux de l'un et de l'autre.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.