Proverbs 29:8
Context| NETBible | Scornful people 1 inflame 2 a city, 3 but those who are wise turn away wrath. |
| XREF | Ex 32:10-14; Nu 16:48; Nu 25:11; De 9:18-20; 2Sa 24:16,17; Pr 11:11; Isa 28:14-22; Jer 15:1; Eze 22:30; Am 7:2-6; Mt 27:39-43; Joh 9:40,41; Joh 11:47-50; 1Th 2:15,16; Jas 3:5,6; Jas 5:15-18 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “men of scorn”; NAB “Arrogant men”; ASV, NRSV “Scoffers”; NIV, NLT “Mockers.” 2 tn The verb means “to blow; to breathe” (BDB 806 s.v. פּוּחַ). In the Hiphil imperfect its meaning here is “to excite; to inflame” a city, as in blowing up a flame or kindling a fire. It is also used with “words” in 6:19 and 12:17 – they “puff out words.” Such scornful people make dangerous situations worse, whereas the wise calm things down (e.g., 2 Sam 20). 3 tn The term “city” is a metonymy of subject; it refers to the people in the city who can easily be set in an uproar by such scornful people. |
