Mockers inflame a city,(A)
but the wise turn away anger.

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Scornful men enflame a city,
    but the wise defuse anger.

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11 A fool gives full vent to his anger,[a](A)
but a wise person holds it in check.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 29:11 Lit spirit

11 The fool vents all his feelings,[a]
    but the wise person keeps them to himself.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 29:11 Lit. spirit
  2. Proverbs 29:11 The Heb. lacks to himself

26 Many desire a ruler’s favor,(A)
but a person receives justice from the Lord.(B)

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26 Many seek a ruler’s favor,[a]
    but justice for a man comes from the Lord.

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  1. Proverbs 29:26 Lit. face