11 A fool vents all his (A)feelings,[a]
But a wise man holds them back.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:11 Lit. spirit

11 (A)The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger,
(B)And his glory is to overlook a transgression.

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16 (A)A fool’s wrath is known at once,
But a prudent man covers shame.

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(A)Do not trust in a friend;
Do not put your confidence in a companion;
Guard the doors of your mouth
From her who lies in your (B)bosom.

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23 (A)A prudent man conceals knowledge,
But the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.

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13 Therefore (A)the prudent keep silent at that time,
For it is an evil time.

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33 Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding,
But (A)what is in the heart of fools is made known.

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17 that he (A)told her all his heart, and said to her, (B)“No razor has ever come upon my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaven, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.”

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