Proverbs 29:9
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
Proverbs 29:9 in other translations
| BSB | If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution. |
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| WEB | If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace. |
| ASV | If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man, Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest. |
| YLT | A wise man is judged by the foolish man, And he hath been angry, And he hath laughed, and there is no rest. |
| DARBY | If a wise man contendeth with a fool, whether he rage or laugh, he hath no rest. |
| BBE | If a wise man goes to law with a foolish man, he may be angry or laughing, but there will be no rest. |
| Webster | If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rageth or laugheth, there is no rest. |
What does Proverbs 29:9 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
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Proverbs 29:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 29:9
- Proverbs 26:4
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
- Ecclesiastes 10:13
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
- Matthew 7:6
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
- Matthew 11:17-19
And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
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Context
- Proverbs 29:8
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
- Proverbs 29:9
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
- Proverbs 29:10
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
Proverbs 29:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Si el hombre sabio contendiere con el necio, que se enoje ó que se ría, no tendrá reposo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Un homme sage qui plaide avec un homme insensé, qu’il s’irrite ou qu’il rie, n’a point de repos. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wenn ein weiser Mann mit einem närrischen Manne rechtet, -mag er sich erzürnen oder lachen, er hat keine Ruhe. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Vir sapiens si cum stulto contenderit, sive irascatur, sive rideat, non inveniet requiem. |