Proverbs 29:8 - Easy To Read Version

⁸ People who think they are better than other people can cause much trouble. They can put whole cities into confusion. But people who are wise make peace.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ Scornful men bring a city into a snare: But wise men turn away wrath.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ Scoffers set a city afire [inflaming the minds of the people], but wise men turn away wrath.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ Scoffers set a city in a flame; But wise men turn away wrath.

Common English Bible

⁸ Mockers set a city on fire, but the wise turn back anger.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ Pestilent men squander a city. Yet truly, the wise avert fury.

Proverbs 29:8 Referencias Cruzadas

Proverbs 11:11

A city becomes great when the honest people living there give it their blessing. But the things an evil person says can destroy a city.

Jeremiah 15:1

The Lord said to me, “Jeremiah, even if Moses and Samuel were here to pray for the people of Judah, I would not feel sorry for these people. Send the people of Judah away from me. Tell them to go.

Proverbs 16:14

When a king is angry, he can kill someone. And a wise person will try to keep the king happy.

Numbers 25:11

“I have strong feelings for my people—I want them to belong only to me! Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, saved the people of Israel from my anger. He did this by showing those feelings for my people. So I will not kill the people like I wanted to.

Proverbs 29:9

If a wise person tries to settle a problem with a fool, then the fool will argue and say stupid things. And the two people will never agree.

Proverbs 15:1

A peaceful answer causes anger to disappear. But a rough answer causes anger to grow.