8Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 29:8
Correction, Justice, Righteous Rule, Fear of Man, and Trust in the LORD
The chapter moves from hardened resistance to correction, to righteous and wicked leadership, to justice for the poor, to public conflict and anger, to the influence of rulers, to discipline and revelation, to speech and pride, and finally to fear of man, trust in the LORD, and the ultimate source of justice.
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Mockersאַנְשֵׁ֣יH582Noun - masculine plural construct. . .לָ֭צוֹןH3944Noun - masculine singularinflameיָפִ֣יחוּH6315Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plurala cityקִרְיָ֑הH7151Noun - feminine singularbut the wiseוַ֝חֲכָמִ֗יםH2450Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine pluralturn awayיָשִׁ֥יבוּH7725Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralangerאָֽף׃H639Noun - masculine singular