Proverbs 29:10
8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
11 A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
12 If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life.
- KJV
- The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
- WEB
- The bloodthirsty hate a man of integrity; and they seek the life of the upright.
- ASV
- The bloodthirsty hate him that is perfect; And as for the upright, they seek his life.
- DARBY
- The bloodthirsty hate the perfect, but the upright care for his soul.
- BLB
- Men of blood hate a blameless one, and upright ones seek his soul.
- ÅB
- De blodtørstige hater den ustraffelige, men de rettsindige søker å redde hans liv.
- OTB
- Blodtørstige individer hater den som er rettskaffen, men de oppriktige søker å beskytte dem.
- B1930
- De blodtørstige hater den ustraffelige, men de rettsindige søker å redde hans liv.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 John 3:12–13
Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
Read in contextJohn 15:18–19
If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
Read in contextGenesis 4:5–8
But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
Read in context1 Samuel 22:11–23
Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.
Read in context1 Samuel 20:31–33
For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
Read in context2 Chronicles 18:7
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
Read in contextMark 6:24–27
And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
Read in context1 Kings 21:20
And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.
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