9If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 29:9
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 9
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If a wiseחָכָ֗םH2450Adjective - masculine singularmanאִֽישׁ־H376Noun - masculine singulargoes to courtנִ֭שְׁפָּטH8199Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularwithאֶת־H854Preposition. . .אִ֣ישׁH376Noun - masculine singulara foolאֱוִ֑ילH191Adjective - masculine singularthere will be ravingוְרָגַ֥זH7264Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularand laughingוְ֝שָׂחַ֗קH7832Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularwith noוְאֵ֣יןH369Conjunctive waw | Adverbresolutionנָֽחַת׃H5183Noun - feminine singular