Proverbs 29:9

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אִֽישׁ־חָכָ֗ם נִ֭שְׁפָּט אֶת־אִ֣ישׁ אֱוִ֑יל וְרָגַ֥ז וְ֝שָׂחַ֗ק וְאֵ֣ין נָֽחַת׃

Transliteration

ʾîš-ḥāḵām nišpāṭ ʾet-ʾîš ʾĕwîl wə-rāgaz wə-śāḥaq wə-ʾên nāḥat

Grammar Details

*ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular construct - man of
*ḥāḵām*: adjective, masculine singular - wise
*nišpāṭ*: niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - enters into judgment/contends
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*ʾĕwîl*: adjective/substantive, masculine singular - foolish/fool
*wə*: conjunction - and
*rāgaz*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - is agitated/trembles
*śāḥaq*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - laughs/mocks
*ʾên*: particle of negation - there is not
*nāḥat*: noun, feminine singular - rest/quiet

Word Meanings

*ʾîš-ḥāḵām*: wise man/sage
*nišpāṭ*: contends/goes to law/enters into judgment
*ʾîš ʾĕwîl*: foolish man/fool
*wə-rāgaz*: and he rages/whether he rages
*wə-śāḥaq*: and laughs/or laughs
*wə-ʾên nāḥat*: and there is no rest/there is no peace/there is no resolution

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Referenced Verses

Eccl 10:13 : 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
Matt 7:6 : 6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Matt 11:17-19 : 17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. 19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
Prov 26:4 : 4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

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