Proverbes 29:11

11 L'insensé met en dehors toute sa passion, Mais le sage la contient.

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 Si un homme sage conteste avec un insensé, Il aura beau se fâcher ou rire, la paix n'aura pas lieu.

10 Les hommes de sang haïssent l'homme intègre, Mais les hommes droits protègent sa vie.

11 L'insensé met en dehors toute sa passion, Mais le sage la contient.

12 Quand celui qui domine a égard aux paroles mensongères, Tous ses serviteurs sont des méchants.

13 Le pauvre et l'oppresseur se rencontrent; C'est l'Eternel qui éclaire les yeux de l'un et de l'autre.