Proverbs 29:8

New International Version

Mockers stir up a city, but the wise turn away anger.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:11

Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.

Proverbs 15:1

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 16:14

A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it.

Proverbs 29:9

If a wise person goes to court with a fool, the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.

Jeremiah 15:1

Then the Lord said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel were to stand before me, my heart would not go out to this people. Send them away from my presence! Let them go!

Ezekiel 22:30

“I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one.

Numbers 16:48

He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague stopped.

Numbers 25:11

“Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, has turned my anger away from the Israelites. Since he was as zealous for my honor among them as I am, I did not put an end to them in my zeal.