Scoffers (A)set a city aflame,
But wise men turn away wrath.

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Scornful men bring a city into a snare, but wise men turn away wrath.

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11 A fool vents all his (A)feelings,[a]
But a wise man holds them back.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:11 Lit. spirit

11 A fool uttereth all his mind, but a wise man keepeth it in until afterwards.

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26 (A)Many seek the ruler’s [a]favor,
But justice for man comes from the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:26 Lit. face

26 Many seek the ruler’s favor, but every man’s judgment cometh from the Lord.

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