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

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Arrogant people (A)inflame a city,
But (B)wise people 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 (A)fool [a]always loses his temper,
But a (B)wise person holds it back.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:11 Lit sends forth all his 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 (A)Many seek the ruler’s [a]favor,
But (B)justice for mankind comes from the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:26 Lit face