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Proverbs 29:8

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8Mockers stir up a city,

but the wise turn away anger.o

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Cross references

  1. oPr 11:11; See 16:14

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Scoffers set a city aflame,

but the wise turn away wrath.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Mockers inflame a city,

but the wise turn away anger.

NLTNew Living Translation

Mockers can get a whole town agitated,

but the wise will calm anger.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Men of scoffing set a city aflame,

but the wise turn away wrath.

KJV 1900King James Version

Scornful men bring a city into a snare:

But wise men turn away wrath.