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Menאַנְשֵׁיof scoffingלָצוֹןinflameיָפִיחוּa city,קִרְיָהbutוַthe wiseחֲכָמִיםturn awayיָשִׁיבוּanger.אָף
Proverbs 29:8
Study it in the app“Men of scoffing inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 29:8, word by word
- Menאַנְשֵׁיanshe
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appears- of scoffingלָצוֹןlatson
scorn, mockery
Scorn, the contempt of one who laughs at everything; the attitude of the scoffer.
Where else “latson” appears- inflameיָפִיחוּyafichu
snort
To scorn someone.
Where else “yafichu” appears- a cityקִרְיָהkirya
town, city
Town: a poetic way of saying "city."
Where else “kirya” appears- the wiseחֲכָמִיםchachamim
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chachamim” appears- turn awayיָשִׁיבוּyashivu
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “yashivu” appears- angerאָףaf
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “af” appears
The context
7The righteous knows the cause of the poor; the wicked does not understand knowledge.
8 · This verse (above)
9A wise man who goes to law with a foolish man, whether he rages or laughs, there is no rest.