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Proverbs 29:9
[If] a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rageth or laugheth, [there is] no rest.
Proverbs 29:9 · Webster Bible
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Proverbs 29:9 in other translations
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.
If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.
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In context
6 In the transgression of an evil man [there is] a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: [but] the wicked regardeth not to know [it].
8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise [men] turn away wrath.
9 [If] a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rageth or laugheth, [there is] no rest.
10 The blood-thirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
11 A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise [man] keepeth it in till afterwards.
12 If a ruler hearkeneth to lies, all his servants [are] wicked.
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