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Proverbs 29:9 — King James Version← Study notes

If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.


Proverbs 29:9Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 29:910 words
HebrewMeaning
אִֽישׁʾiyš
mannounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
חָכָ֗םḥākām
cunningadjH2450
subtil · wise · man)
נִ֭שְׁפָּטnišəpāṭ
contendverbH8199
avenge · that condemn · defend · execute ···
אֶתʾet
againstpronH854
among · before · by · for ···
אִ֣ישׁʾiyš
mannounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
אֱוִ֑ילʾĕwiyl
fooladjH191
וְ/רָגַ֥זwərāgaz
be afraidconjH7264
stand in awe · disquiet · fall out · fret ···
וְ֝/שָׂחַ֗קwəśāḥaq
derideconjH7832
have in derision · laugh · make merry · mock ···
וְ/אֵ֣יןwəʾēyn
elseconjH369
except · fail · less · be gone ···
נָֽחַתnāḥat
lighting downnounH5183
quiet · to rest · be set on
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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