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Commentary for Proverbs 29:8

אַנְשֵׁ֣י לָ֭צוֹן יָפִ֣יחוּ קִרְיָ֑ה וַ֝חֲכָמִ֗ים יָשִׁ֥יבוּ אָֽף׃

Scornful men set a city in a blaze; But wise men turn away wrath.

Rashi on Proverbs

inflame Heb. יפיחו, lit. they blow. They inflame it like a flame of fire that is fanned by the wind.
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