Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 29:8
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Berean Standard Bible
Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.
King James Version
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise [men] turn away wrath.
World English Bible
Mockers stir up a city, but wise men turn away anger.
American Standard Version
Scoffers set a city in a flame; But wise men turn away wrath.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 29
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.
8 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.
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