Proverbs 29:8
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise turn away wrath.
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Context
6 In the transgression of an evil man a snare: but the righteous does sing and rejoice.
7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: the wicked regardeth not to know .
8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise turn away wrath.
9 a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, no rest.
10 The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.