Proverbs 29:8
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
KJV
Homines pestilentes dissipant civitatem ; sapientes vero avertunt furorem.
Vulgate
ἄνδρες ἄνομοι ἐξέκαυσαν πόλιν, σοφοὶ δὲ ἀπέστρεψαν ὀργήν.
LXX
Scoffers set a city in a flame; But wise men turn away wrath.
ASV
אַנְשֵׁ֣י לָ֭צוֹן יָפִ֣יחוּ קִרְיָ֑ה וַ֝/חֲכָמִ֗ים יָשִׁ֥יבוּ אָֽף
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
וֹ
v
noun · 275×
חָכָ֣ם
chkm
noun · 135×
יָפִ֥יחַ
ypych
verb · 13×
לָ֭צוֹן
ltsvn
noun · 3×
קִרְיָ֖ה
qryh
noun · 29×
שׁ֣וּב
shvb
verb · 1058×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Jas 3:5 — Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
- Jas 5:15 — And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
- Jer 15:1 — Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.
- Prov 11:11 — By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
- Prov 11:11 — By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
- Prov 16:14 — The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
- Prov 24:9 — The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.