Proverbs 29:10

The anshei damim hate the blameless, 1 but the yesharim seek his nefesh (soul, i.e., well-being). + 29:10 i.e., his soulʼs well-being 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.

In Context

9If an ish chacham has to contend with a fool, 1 he + 29:9 the fool rageth or laugheth, and hath no rest. 1

11A kesil (fool) uttereth all his wrath, 1 but a chacham keepeth it back quietly. 1

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Cross References

1 Samuel 15:11I greatly regret and relent and reconsider that I have set up Sha'ul to be Melech; for he is turned back from following Me, and hath not performed My Devar. And it grieved Shmuel; and he cried out unto Hashem kol halailah.

1 Samuel 22:11Then HaMelech sent to call Achimelech Ben Achituv HaKohen, and kol Bais Aviv, the Kohanim that were in Nov; and they came all of them to HaMelech.

1 Kings 22:8And the Melech Yisroel said unto Yehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Mikhay'hu ben Yimlach, by whom we may inquire of Hashem: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy tov concerning me, but rah. And Yehoshaphat said, Let not HaMelech say such.

Proverbs 13:19The ta'avah (desire, longing) fulfilled is sweet to the nefesh, 1 but it is to'evat kesilim (the abomination of fools) to depart from rah. 1

Jeremiah 18:20Shall ra'ah be repaid for tovah? 1 For they have dug a pit for my nefesh. 1 Remember that I stood before Thee to speak tovah concerning them, 1 and to turn away Thy wrath from them. 1

Jeremiah 38:13So they drew up Yirmeyah with ropes, and lifted him up out of the bor; and Yirmeyah remained in the Khatzer (courtyard) of the Guard.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:10

9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest. A wise man is here advised not to set his wit to a fool's, not to dispute with him, or by contending with him to think either of fastening reason upon him or gaining right from him: If a wise man contend with a wise man, he may hope to be understood, and, as far as he has reason and equity on his side, to carry his point, at least to bring the controversy to a head and make it issue amicably; but, if he contend with a… Read the whole commentary →

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