Proverbs
Proverbs 29:8–9
8Mockers inflame a city,
but the wise turn away anger.
9If a wise man goes to court with a fool,
there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Proverbs 29:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mockers | אַנְשֵׁ֣י | ’an·šê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H582 man, mankind |
| inflame | יָפִ֣יחוּ | yā·p̄î·ḥū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6315 breathe, blow |
| a city | קִרְיָ֑ה | qir·yāh | Noun - feminine singular | H7151 town, city |
| but the wise | וַ֝חֲכָמִ֗ים | wa·ḥă·ḵā·mîm | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural | H2450 wise |
| turn away | יָשִׁ֥יבוּ | yā·šî·ḇū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| anger | אָֽף׃ | ’āp̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
Proverbs 29:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If a wise | חָכָ֗ם | ḥā·ḵām | Adjective - masculine singular | H2450 wise |
| man | אִֽישׁ־ | ’îš- | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| goes to court | נִ֭שְׁפָּט | niš·pāṭ | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H8199 judge, govern |
| with | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Preposition | H854 with |
| a fool | אֱוִ֑יל | ’ĕ·wîl | Adjective - masculine singular | H191 foolish |
| there will be raving | וְרָגַ֥ז | wə·rā·ḡaz | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7264 be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed |
| and laughing | וְ֝שָׂחַ֗ק | wə·śā·ḥaq | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7832 laugh |
| with no | וְאֵ֣ין | wə·’ên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| resolution | נָֽחַת׃ | nā·ḥaṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H5183 quietness, rest |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 29:8 Proverbs 11:11 · Jeremiah 15:1 · James 5:15–18 · James 3:5–6 · Proverbs 16:14
Proverbs 29:9 Proverbs 26:4 · Ecclesiastes 10:13 · Matthew 7:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.