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Proverbs 29:8

Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.
Proverbs 29:8
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

אַנְשֵׁ֣י לָ֭צוֹן יָפִ֣יחוּ קִרְיָ֑ה וַ֝חֲכָמִ֗ים יָשִׁ֥יבוּ אָֽף׃

  1. אַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.Shei“people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
  2. לָ֭צוֹןLa.tzon“mockery”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לָצוֹן · “scorning” · Strong's H3944
  3. יָפִ֣יחוּya.Fi.chu“they inflame”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from פּוּחַ · “to breathe” · Strong's H6315
  4. קִרְיָ֑הkir.Yah“a town”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from קִרְיָה · “town” · Strong's H7151
  5. וַ֝חֲכָמִ֗יםva.cha.kha.Mim“and wise [people]”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from חָכָם · “wise” · Strong's H2450
  6. יָשִׁ֥יבוּya.Shi.vu“they turn away”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שׁוּב · “turn back” · Strong's H7725I
  7. אָֽף׃'Af“anger”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אַף · “anger” · Strong's H0639G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)