Scoffers set a city aflame

Proverbs 29:8

New King James Version (NKJV)
8 Scoffers set a city aflame,
But wise men turn away wrath.

New International Version (NIV)
8 Mockers stir up a city, but the wise turn away anger.

New Living Translation (NLT)
8 Mockers can get a whole town agitated, but the wise will calm anger.

English Standard Version (ESV)
8 Scoffers set a city aflame, but the wise turn away wrath.

New American Standard Bible (NASB)
8 Scorners set a city aflame, But wise men turn away anger.

King James Bible (KJV)
8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.