Proverbs 29:8

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Corrupt men bring a city to ruin: but wise men turn away wrath.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:11

By the blessing of the just the city shall be exalted: and by the mouth of the wicked it shall be overthrown.

Jeremiah 15:1

And the Lord said to me: If Moses and Samuel shall stand before me, my soul is not towards this people. Cast them out from my sight and let them go forth.

Proverbs 16:14

The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: and the wise man will pacify it.

Ezekiel 22:30

And I sought among them for a man that might set up a hedge and stand in the gap before me in favour of the land, that I might not destroy it: and I found none.

Numbers 25:11

Phinees, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned away my wrath from the children of Israel: because he was moved with my zeal against them, that I myself might not destroy the children of Israel in my zeal.

Numbers 16:48

And standing between the dead and the living, he prayed for the people: and the plague ceased.

Proverbs 29:9

If a wise man contend with a fool, whether he be angry or laugh, he shall find no rest.

Proverbs 15:1

A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury.