Proverbs 29:8

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

⁸Scoffers set a city aflame,
but the wise turn away wrath.^(A)

Proverbs 29:8

English Standard Version

⁸^(A)Scoffers set a city aflame,
but the wise turn away wrath.

¹¹A fool gives full vent to anger,
but the wise quietly holds it back.^(A)

¹¹A fool gives full vent to his spirit,
but a wise man quietly holds it back.

²⁶Many seek the favor of a ruler,
but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.^(A)

²⁶Many ^(A)seek the face of a ruler,
but it is from the Lord that a man ^(B)gets justice.

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