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Proverbs 29:8
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 29:8
New Catholic Bible
8 Scoffers can set a city aflame,[a]
but wise men turn away wrath.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:8 Scoffers can set a city aflame: see note on Prov 1:22; see also Prov 6:14; 11:11; 26:21.
Proverbs 29:8
New International Version
Proverbs 29:8
New International Version
8 Mockers stir up a city,
but the wise turn away anger.(A)
Proverbs 29:8
King James Version
Proverbs 29:8
King James Version
8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
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