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Proverbs 29:11

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise [man] keepeth it in till afterwards.

Proverbs 29:11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 29:11

Theological / Devotional

All his mind. Literally, “all his spirit.” The spirit is associated with the emotions; hence, it is probably the anger that the fool vents in the full heat of the dissension that is here referred to. The wise man waits until tempers have cooled before he quietly presents his case.

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