Proverbs 29:9
אִֽישׁ ־ חָכָם נִשְׁפָּט אֶת ־ אִישׁ אֱוִיל וְרָגַז וְשָׂחַק וְאֵין נָֽחַת ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
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
8אַנְשֵׁי לָצוֹן יָפִיחוּ קִרְיָה וַחֲכָמִים יָשִׁיבוּ אָֽף ׃
10אַנְשֵׁי דָמִים יִשְׂנְאוּ ־ תָם וִֽישָׁרִים יְבַקְשׁוּ נַפְשֽׁוֹ ׃
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 10:13תְּחִלַּת דִּבְרֵי ־ פִיהוּ סִכְלוּת וְאַחֲרִית פִּיהוּ הוֹלֵלוּת רָעָֽה ׃
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 →