Proverbs 29:8

New Century Version

People who make fun of wisdom cause trouble in a city, but wise people calm anger down.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:11

Good people bless and build up their city, but the wicked can destroy it with their words.

Proverbs 15:1

A gentle answer will calm a person’s anger, but an unkind answer will cause more anger.

Proverbs 16:14

An angry king can put someone to death, so a wise person will try to make him happy.

Proverbs 29:9

When a wise person takes a foolish person to court, the fool only shouts or laughs, and there is no peace.

Jeremiah 15:1

Then the Lord said to me: “I would not feel sorry for the people of Judah even if Moses and Samuel prayed for them. Send them away from me! Tell them to go!

Ezekiel 22:30

“I looked for someone to build up the walls and to stand before me where the walls are broken to defend these people so I would not have to destroy them. But I could not find anyone.

Numbers 16:48

He stood between the dead and the living, and the sickness stopped there.

Numbers 25:11

“Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, has saved the Israelites from my anger. He hates sin as much as I do. Since he tried to save my honor among them, I will not kill them.