Proverbs 29:8
6 An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.
7 The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.
Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.
9 If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.
10 Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.
- KJV
- Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
- WEB
- Mockers stir up a city, but wise men turn away anger.
- ASV
- Scoffers set a city in a flame; But wise men turn away wrath.
- DARBY
- Scornful men set the city in a flame; but the wise turn away anger.
- BLB
- Men of scorning inflame a city, and wise men turn back anger.
- ÅB
- Spottere egger opp byen, men vismenn stiller vreden.
- OTB
- Spottere hisser opp en by, men de vise vender vreden bort.
- B1930
- Spottere egger op byen, men vismenn stiller vreden.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 11:11
By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
Read in contextJeremiah 15:1
Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go.
Read in contextProverbs 16:14
The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
Read in contextJames 5:15–18
And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
Read in contextJames 3:5–6
In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 2:15–16
who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,
Read in contextJohn 9:40–41
Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”
Read in contextAmos 7:2–6
And when the locusts had eaten every green plant in the land, I said, “Lord GOD, please forgive! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?”
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