Proverbs 29:9 - Easy To Read Version

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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, Whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ If a wise man has an argument with a foolish man, the fool only rages or laughs, and there is no rest.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man, Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.

Common English Bible

⁹ When the wise make a legal charge against the foolish, the fools shout, they laugh—there is no calm.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ A wise man, if he were to contend with the foolish, whether in anger or in laughter, would find no rest.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ If a wise man contend with a fool, whether he be angry or laugh, he shall find no rest.

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Proverbs 29:10

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Proverbs 29:8

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Ecclesiastes 10:13

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