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Proverbs 29:9
9If a wise person takes a fool to court, there will be ranting and ridicule but no satisfaction.
Proverbs 29:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
- New International Version (NIV)If a wise person goes to court with a fool, the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.
- English Standard Version (ESV)If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.
- New King James Version (NKJV)If a wise man contends with a foolish man, Whether the fool rages or laughs, there is no peace.
Context of Proverbs 29:9
7The godly care about the rights of the poor; the wicked don’t care at all. 8Mockers can get a whole town agitated, but the wise will calm anger. If a wise person takes a fool to court, there will be ranting and ridicule but no satisfaction. 10The bloodthirsty hate blameless people, but the upright seek to help them. 11Fools vent their anger, but the wise quietly hold it back.
Read all of Proverbs 29Proverbs 29:9 word by word
אִֽישׁ־חָכָ֗ם נִ֭שְׁפָּט אֶת־אִ֣ישׁ אֱוִ֑יל וְרָגַ֥ז וְ֝שָׂחַ֗ק וְאֵ֣ין נָֽחַת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 29:9
- Proverbs 26:4Don’t answer the foolish arguments of fools, or you will become as foolish as they are.
- Ecclesiastes 10:13Fools base their thoughts on foolish assumptions, so their conclusions will be wicked madness;
- Matthew 7:6“Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy. Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you.
- Matthew 11:17‘We played wedding songs, and you didn’t dance, so we played funeral songs, and you didn’t mourn.’
Commentaries on Proverbs 29:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Whether he rage or laugh - Coverdale translates, "Yf a wyse man go to lawe with a foole, whether he deale with him frendly or roughly he geteth no rest."Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9All modes of teaching - the stern rebuke or the smiling speech - are alike useless with the “foolish” man; there is “no rest.” The ceaseless cavilling goes on still.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9Verse 9 If a wise man dispute with a conceited wrangler, he will be treated with anger or ridicule; and no good is done.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. contendeth--that is, in law. whether ... laugh--The fool, whether angry or good-humored, is unsettled; or referring the words to the wise man, the sense is, that all his efforts, severe or gentle, are unavailing to pacify the fool.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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