Proverbs 29:9

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“If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man, Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.”

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📚 Other Translations

23 available

📖 English

ASV

If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man, Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.

BBE

If a wise man goes to law with a foolish man, he may be angry or laughing, but there will be no rest.

DARBY

If a wise man contendeth with a fool, whether he rage or laugh, [he] hath no rest.

DRB

If a wise man contend with a fool, whether he be angry or laugh, he shall find no rest.

JPS

If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.

KJV

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

LXX Brenton

A wise man shall judge nations: but a worthless man being angry laughs and fears not.

WEB

If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.

YLT

A wise man is judged by the foolish man, And he hath been angry, And he hath laughed, and there is no rest.

📖 French

CRAMPON

Si un sage conteste avec un insensé, qu’il se fâche ou qu’il rie, il n’y aura pas de paix.

DARBY_FR

Un homme sage qui plaide avec un homme insensé, qu'il s'irrite ou qu'il rie, n'a point de repos.

LS1910

Si un homme sage conteste avec un insensé, Il aura beau se fâcher ou rire, la paix n'aura pas lieu.

📖 German

LUT1545

Wenn ein Weiser mit einem Narren zu handeln kommt, er zürne oder lache, so hat er nicht Ruhe.

LUT1912

Wenn ein Weiser mit einem Narren zu rechten kommt, er zürne oder lache, so hat er nicht Ruhe.

📖 Greek

Codex Alexandrinus

ἀνὴρ σοφὸς κρίνει ἔθνη ἀνὴρ δὲ φαῦλος ὀργιζόμενος καταγελᾶται καὶ οὐ καταπτήσσει

📖 Hebrew

Leningrad Codex

אִישׁ־חָכָם נִשְׁפָּט אֶת־אִישׁ אֱוִיל וְרָגַז וְשָׂחַק וְאֵין נָחַת׃ ‬

📖 Italian

Diodati1885

L’uomo savio che litiga con un uomo stolto, Or si adira, or ride, e non ha alcuna requie

📖 Polish

Gdansk

Mąż mądry, wiedzieli spór z mężem głupim, choćby się gniewał, choćby się też śmiał, nie będzie miał pokoju.

📖 Portuguese

ALM1628

O homem sábio que pleiteia com o tolo, quer se zangue, quer se ria, não terá descanso.

ALM1753

O sábio que pleiteia com o insensato, quer este se agaste quer se ria, não terá descanso.

📖 Spanish

BO1569

Si el hombre sabio contendiere con el loco, que se enoje o que se ría, no tendrá reposo.

RV1909

Si el hombre sabio contendiere con el necio, Que se enoje ó que se ría, no tendrá reposo.

RVA

Si el hombre sabio contendiere con el necio, Que se enoje ó que se ría, no tendrá reposo.

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🇪🇸 Reina-Valera 1909 (RV1909)

Classic Spanish Protestant translation from the Reina-Valera tradition.

🇪🇸 Biblia del Oso 1569 (RV1569)

The first complete Spanish Bible translated by Casiodoro de Reina.

🇪🇸 Reina-Valera Antigua (RVA)

Historic Spanish revision based on early Reina-Valera texts.

🇵🇹 Almeida 1628 (ALM1628)

Early Portuguese Bible translation by João Ferreira de Almeida.

🇵🇹 Almeida 1753 (ALM1753)

Historic revision of the Portuguese Almeida Bible.

🇮🇹 Diodati 1885 (DIOD1885)

Classic Italian Protestant Bible translation.

🇬🇧 World English Bible (WEB)

Modern public domain English translation based on the American Standard Version.

🇬🇧 King James Version (KJV)

Historic English Bible translation first published in 1611.

🇫🇷 Louis Segond 1910 (LS1910)

Classic French Protestant translation widely used in French-speaking churches.

🇩🇪 Luther Bible 1912 (LUT1912)

German Bible based on Martin Luther’s historic translation.

🇵🇱 Biblia Jakuba Wujka 1599 (WUJ1599)

Historic Polish Catholic Bible translated by Jakub Wujek.

🇵🇱 Biblia Warszawska 1881 (BW1881)

Classic Polish Protestant Bible translation.

Old Testament Sources

🇮🇱 Leningrad Codex (Hebrew)

The oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible used for modern critical editions.

🇬🇧 Jewish Publication Society (JPS)

English translation of the Hebrew Scriptures by Jewish scholars.

🇬🇷 Codex Alexandrinus (Greek)

Ancient Greek manuscript containing major portions of the Septuagint.

🇬🇧 Brenton Septuagint (LXX Brenton)

English translation of the Greek Septuagint by Sir Lancelot Brenton.

🇮🇱 Samaritan Pentateuch (Hebrew)

Ancient Hebrew version of the Torah preserved by the Samaritan community.

🇬🇧 Samaritan Pentateuch (English)

English translation of the Samaritan Torah.

🇸🇾 Targum Onkelos (Aramaic)

Ancient Aramaic translation of the Torah traditionally attributed to Onkelos.

🇬🇧 Targum Onkelos (English)

English translation of the Aramaic Targum Onkelos.