Proverbs 29:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A foolכְסִ֑יל
(che·sil;)
3684: stupid fellow, dullard, foolfrom kasal
always losesיֹוצִ֣יא
(yo·v·tzi)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
his temper,ר֭וּחֹו
(ru·chov)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
But a wise manוְ֝חָכָ֗ם
(ve·cha·cham)
2450: wisefrom chakam
holdsיְשַׁבְּחֶֽנָּה׃
(ye·shab·be·chen·nah.)
7623a: to soothe, stilla prim. root
it back.בְּאָחֹ֥ור
(be·'a·cho·vr)
268: the hind side, back partfrom achar


















KJV Lexicon
A fool
kciyl  (kes-eel')
fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly -- fool(-ish).
uttereth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
all his mind
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
but a wise
chakam  (khaw-kawm')
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful) -- cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise(hearted), man).
man keepeth
shabach  (shaw-bakh')
to address in a loud tone, i.e. (specifically) loud; figuratively, to pacify (as if by words) -- commend, glory, keep in, praise, still, triumph.
it in till afterwards
'achowr  (aw-khore')
the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West -- after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-)hind(-er part), time to come, without.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A fool always loses his temper, But a wise man holds it back.

King James Bible
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man holds it in check.

International Standard Version
The fool vents all his feelings, but the wise person keeps them to himself.

NET Bible
A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The fool expresses all his anger and the wise thinks with his mind.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A fool expresses all his emotions, but a wise person controls them.

King James 2000 Bible
A fool utters all his mind: but a wise man keeps it in till afterwards.
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