Keepeth It In Till Afterwards

The Tongue

This proverb names a specific, practical discipline here, keepeth it in till afterwards, worth holding directly, not permanent silence, but genuine delay, worth examining against however much your own instinct has been immediate, full expression, uttering all his mind, rather than this practiced, wise pause.

Notice till afterwards, worth examining this specific timing, suggesting the actual content might genuinely, eventually be shared, but not immediately, worth holding as needed correction against assuming genuine honesty requires instant, full disclosure of every thought exactly when it first, actually occurs.

This is worth applying against whatever recent situation revealed this fool’s pattern in your own speech, everything said immediately, fully, without this described delay, worth examining what might have genuinely changed, in your own understanding or in the actual situation, had you practiced this till afterwards instead.

Consider today one thought or reaction you are tempted to utter fully, immediately, and practice instead this proverb’s own wise delay, keeping it in till afterwards, not permanently suppressed, but genuinely, deliberately paused, trusting this specific discipline as this proverb’s own named mark of wisdom.