8 Mockers 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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Verse 8
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Mockers אַנְשֵׁ֣י H582 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . לָ֭צוֹן H3944 Noun - masculine singular inflame יָפִ֣יחוּ H6315 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural a city קִרְיָ֑ה H7151 Noun - feminine singular but the wise וַ֝חֲכָמִ֗ים H2450 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural turn away יָשִׁ֥יבוּ H7725 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural anger אָֽף׃ H639 Noun - masculine singular