Proverbs 29:8

New King James Version

Scoffers set a city aflame, But wise men turn away wrath.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:11

By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

Jeremiah 15:1

Then the Lord said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel stood before Me, My mind would not be favorable toward this people. Cast them out of My sight, and let them go forth.

Proverbs 16:14

As messengers of death is the king’s wrath, But a wise man will appease it.

Ezekiel 22:30

So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.

Numbers 25:11

“Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned back My wrath from the children of Israel, because he was zealous with My zeal among them, so that I did not consume the children of Israel in My zeal.

Numbers 16:48

And he stood between the dead and the living; so the plague was stopped.

Proverbs 29:9

If a wise man contends with a foolish man, Whether the fool rages or laughs, there is no peace.

Proverbs 15:1

A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.