He is a fool who tells every thing he knows, and can keep no counsel.
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Proverbs 29:11
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The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 29:1-27Proverbs 29:1-27 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION This chapter reinforces many precept given previously.The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 29:8-11Proverbs 29:8-11 · The Pulpit CommentaryDishonourable passions Such is the designation given by St. Paul (see Revised Version of the New Testament, Romans 1:26, etc.) to the various workings of the evil leaven in the soul. Here is a description of some of the…Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:11Proverbs 29:11 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleNote, 1. It is a piece of weakness to be very open: He is a fool who utters all his mind,—who tells every thing he knows, and has in his mouth instantly whatever he has in his thoughts, and can keep no counsel,—who, wha…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 29:11Proverbs 29:11 · The Pulpit CommentaryA fool uttereth all his mind; his spirit; רוּחוֹ, i.e. "his anger;" θυμόν, Septuagint (comp. Proverbs 16:32). The wording of the second hemistich confirms this rendering. A fool pours out his wrath, restrained by no co…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 29:11Proverbs 29:11 · The Pulpit Commentary(and see Proverbs 12:16; Proverbs 14:33) The time to be silent There is a time to keep silence as well as a time to speak (see Ecclesiastes 3:7). According to our individual temperament we need the one injunction or the…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 29:1-27EXPOSITION This chapter reinforces many precept given previously.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 29:8-11Dishonourable passions Such is the designation given by St. Paul (see Revised Version of the New Testament, Romans 1:26, etc.) to the various workings of the evil leaven in the soul. Here is a description of some of the…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 29:11Note, 1. It is a piece of weakness to be very open: He is a fool who utters all his mind,—who tells every thing he knows, and has in his mouth instantly whatever he has in his thoughts, and can keep no counsel,—who, wha…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 29:11(and see Proverbs 12:16; Proverbs 14:33) The time to be silent There is a time to keep silence as well as a time to speak (see Ecclesiastes 3:7). According to our individual temperament we need the one injunction or the…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 29:11A fool uttereth all his mind; his spirit; רוּחוֹ, i.e. "his anger;" θυμόν, Septuagint (comp. Proverbs 16:32). The wording of the second hemistich confirms this rendering. A fool pours out his wrath, restrained by no co…Joseph S. Exell and contributors