9 If 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 wise חָכָ֗ם H2450 Adjective - masculine singular man אִֽישׁ־ H376 Noun - masculine singular goes to court נִ֭שְׁפָּט H8199 Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular with אֶת־ H854 Preposition . . . אִ֣ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular a fool אֱוִ֑יל H191 Adjective - masculine singular there will be raving וְרָגַ֥ז H7264 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular and laughing וְ֝שָׂחַ֗ק H7832 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular with no וְאֵ֣ין H369 Conjunctive waw | Adverb resolution נָֽחַת׃ H5183 Noun - feminine singular