Proverbs 29:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.”

Proverbs 29:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 29:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 29:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 29:8 — World English Bible

Proverbs 29:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Scoffers set a city in a flame; But wise men turn away wrath.”

Proverbs 29:8 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 29:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Men of scorning ensnare a city, And the wise turn back anger.”

Proverbs 29:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 29:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Scornful men set the city in a flame; but the wise turn away anger.”

Proverbs 29:8 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 29:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Scornefull men bring a citie into a snare: but wise men turne away wrath.”

Proverbs 29:8 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 29:8 in Context — Proverbs 29

6 En la prevaricación del hombre malo hay lazo: mas el justo cantará y se alegrará.

7 Conoce el justo la causa de los pobres: [mas] el impío no entiende sabiduría.

8 Los hombres escarnecedores enlazan la ciudad: mas los sabios apartan la ira.

9 Si el hombre sabio contendiere con el necio, que se enoje ó que se ría, no tendrá reposo.

10 Los hombres sanguinarios aborrecen al perfecto: mas los rectos buscan su contentamiento.

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What Does Proverbs 29:8 Mean?

Proverbs 29:8 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 29. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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