Proverbs 29:8-10

Evangelical Heritage Version

⁸ Scoffers stir up a city,
but wise people turn away anger.
⁹ When a wise person seeks justice from a stubborn fool,
the fool rants and laughs, and there is no peace.
¹⁰ Bloodthirsty people hate anyone with integrity,
but upright people seek to save his life.^[a]