Proverbs 29:9 Go deeper

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

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אִֽישׁ\־'ish-a person

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 29:9 word 1

חָכָ֗םcha.Khamwise

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Proverbs 29:9 word 2

נִ֭שְׁפָּטNish.pot[who] enters into judgment

Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

Meaning: to judge

Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT Proverbs 29:9 word 3

אֶת\־'et-with

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Proverbs 29:9 word 4

אִ֣ישׁ'isha person

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 29:9 word 5

אֱוִ֑יל'e.Vila fool

Lemma: אֱוִיל (e.vil) · Strong's: H0191

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: fool(ish)

Used 26 times. Also: Job 5:2, Job 5:3, Psalms 107:17, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 7:22, Proverbs 10:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0191; TAHOT Proverbs 29:9 word 6

וְרָגַ֥זve.ra.Gazand he rages

Lemma: רָגַז (ra.gaz) · Strong's: H7264

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to tremble

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 45:24, Exodus 15:14, Deuteronomy 2:25, 1 Samuel 14:15, 1 Samuel 28:15, 2 Samuel 7:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7264; TAHOT Proverbs 29:9 word 7

וְ֝שָׂחַ֗קve.sa.Chakand he laughs

Lemma: שָׂחַק (sa.chaq) · Strong's: H7832

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to laugh

Used 36 times. Also: Judges 16:25, Judges 16:27, 1 Samuel 18:7, 2 Samuel 2:14, 2 Samuel 6:5, 2 Samuel 6:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7832; TAHOT Proverbs 29:9 word 8

וְאֵ֣יןve.'Einand there not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Proverbs 29:9 word 9

נָֽחַת\׃Na.chat[is] rest

Lemma: נַ֫חַת (na.chat) · Strong's: H5183A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: quietness

Used 6 times. Also: Job 36:16, Ecclesiastes 4:6, Ecclesiastes 6:5, Ecclesiastes 9:17, Isaiah 30:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5183A; TAHOT Proverbs 29:9 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

If a wise	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
goes to court	→	שָׁפַט H8199 to judge
with	→	אֵת H0854 with
. . .	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
a fool	→	אֱוִיל H0191 fool(ish)
there will be raving	→	רָגַז H7264 to tremble
and laughing	→	שָׂחַק H7832 to laugh
with no	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
resolution	→	נַ֫חַת H5183A quietness

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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