Proverbs 29:8
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Scoffers set a city in a flame; But wise men turn away wrath.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Men of pride are the cause of violent acts in a town, but by wise men wrath is turned away.
Webster's Revision
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
World English Bible
Mockers stir up a city, but wise men turn away anger.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Scornful men set a city in a flame: but wise men turn away wrath.
Barnes's Proverbs 29:8 Bible Commentary
Scornful men - The men who head political or religious revolutions, who inflame (literally as in the margin) the minds of the people against the powers that be.
Wesley's Proverbs 29:8 Bible Commentary
29:8 Wrath - The wrath of God or of men, who were enraged against it.