Proverbs 29:10
The bloodthirsty hate the one who is blameless 1 and seek the life of the upright. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
In Context
9When a wise person has an argument with a fool, 1 he rages and laughs, and there will be no rest. 1
11A fool reveals all his anger, 1 but a wise man holds it back and calms himself down. 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 15:11“It grieves me that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following me and has not performed my commandments.” Samuel was angry; he cried out to Yahweh all night.
1 Samuel 22:11Then the king sent someone to summon the priest Ahimelech son of Ahitub and all his father's house, the priests who were in Nob. All of them came to the king.
1 Kings 22:8The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man by whom we may seek advice from Yahweh to help, Micaiah son of Imlah, but I hate him because he does not prophesy anything good about me, but only hardships.” But Jehoshaphat said, “May the king not say that.”
Proverbs 13:19A longing realized is sweet to the appetite, 1 but fools hate to turn away from evil. 1
Jeremiah 18:20Will disaster from them really be my reward for being good to them? For they have dug a pit for me. 1 Remember how I stood before you to speak for their welfare, to cause your fury to turn away from them. 1
Jeremiah 38:13Then they pulled Jeremiah by the ropes. In this way they brought him up from the cistern. So Jeremiah stayed in the 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 →