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Proverbs 29:9

If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man, Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.

KJV

If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אִֽישׁ־'ish-a personH376
חָכָ֗םcha.KhamwiseH2450
נִ֭שְׁפָּטNish.pot[who] enters into judgmentH8199
אֶת־'et-withH854
אִ֣ישׁ'isha personH376
אֱוִ֑יל'e.Vila foolH191
וְרָגַ֥זve.ra.Gazand he ragesH7264
וְ֝שָׂחַ֗קve.sa.Chakand he laughsH7832
וְאֵ֣יןve.'Einand there notH369
נָֽחַת׃Na.chat[is] restH5183

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About Proverbs

King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain