King James Version
Proverbs 29:8 in the King James Version says “Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath. bring: or, set a city on fire” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 29 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath. bring: or, set a city on fire”
Proverbs 29:8 · KJV
In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath. bring: or, set a city on fire
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul. The bloodthirsty: Heb. Men of blood
KJV Study — Public Domain
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“bring”
H6315to puff, i.e., blow with the breath or air; hence, to fan (as a breeze), to utter, to kindle (a fire), to scoff
“men turn away”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
“wrath”
H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
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