Proverbs 29:8

New International Version

⁸Mockers stir up a city,
but the wise turn away anger.^(A)

Proverbs 29:8

World English Bible

⁸Mockers stir up a city,
but wise men turn away anger.

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

¹¹A fool vents all of his anger,
but a wise man brings himself under control.

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

²⁶Many seek the ruler’s favor,
but a man’s justice comes from Yahweh.

New International Version (NIV)