Proverbs 29:8
Scornefull men bryng a citie into a snare: but wise men turne away wrath.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
In Context
7The righteous considereth the cause of the poore: but the vngodly regardeth no vnderstandyng.
9If a wise man contendeth with a foole: whether he be angry or laugh, there is no rest.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:11In the blessyng of the ryghteous the citie is exalted: but it is ouerthrowen by the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 16:14The kinges displeasure is a messenger of death: but a wise man wyll pacifie hym.
Amos 7:2And when they hath made an end of eating the grasse of the lande, then I sayde, O Lorde God, spare I beseche thee: who shall rayse vp Iacob? for he is smal.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:8
7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it. It is a pity but that every one who sues sub formâ pauperis — as a pauper, should have an honest cause (they are of all others inexcusable if they have not), because the scripture has so well provided that it should have a fair hearing, and that the judge himself should be of counsel, as for the prisoner, so for the pauper. 1. It is here made the character of a righteous judge that he considers the cause of the poor. It is… Read the whole commentary →