Proverbs 29:8
American King James Version (AKJV)
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Scoffers set a city in a flame; But wise men turn away wrath.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Men of pride are the cause of violent acts in a town, but by wise men wrath is turned away.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
Pestilent men squander a city. Yet truly, the wise avert fury.
Darby Bible (DBY)
Scornful men set the city in a flame; but the wise turn away anger.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
Corrupt men bring a city to ruin: but wise men turn away wrath.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Scornful men set a city in a flame: but wise men turn away wrath.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
Cynical people can inflame a whole city, but the wise calm angry people down.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
Scornful men set a city in a blaze; But wise men turn away wrath.
King James Version (KJV)
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
Mockers stir up a city, but wise men turn away anger.
Webster Bible (Webster)
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
World English Bible (WEB)
Mockers stir up a city, but wise men turn away anger.
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
Mockers stir up a city, but wise men turn away anger.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Men of scorning ensnare a city, And the wise turn back anger.