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

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

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11 Fools give full vent to their rage,(A)
    but the wise bring calm in the end.(B)

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:11 Lit spirit

26 Many seek an audience with a ruler,(A)
    but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.(B)

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

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