Proverbs 29:9
When a wise man takes a stupid man to court, there's raging and ridicule, but nothing is settled.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
In Context
8Cynical people can inflame a whole city, but the wise calm angry people down.
10Murderers hate people of integrity, but those who live right try to help them.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 10:13Fools begin by saying foolish things, and end up talking evil nonsense.
Matthew 11:17‘We played the flute for you and you didn't dance; we sang sad songs and you didn't cry.’
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:9
8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath. See here, 1. Who are the men that are dangerous to the public— scornful men. When such are employed in the business of the state they do things with precipitation, because they scorn to deliberate, and will not take time for consideration and consultation; they do things illegal and unjustifiable, because they scorn to be hampered by laws and constitutions; they break their faith, because they scorn to be bound by their word, and provoke the… Read the whole commentary →