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Proverbs 29:8-10
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 29:8-10
New Catholic Bible
8 Scoffers can set a city aflame,[a]
but wise men turn away wrath.
9 If a wise man argues with a fool,
he will get nowhere whether he rages or laughs.
10 Bloodthirsty men hate one who is blameless,[b]
but the upright show concern for him.
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 29:10 Bloodthirsty men hate one who is blameless: and they hatch plots against him (see Prov 1:11-16).