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Proverbs 22:10

Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

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גָּ֣רֵֽשׁgareshdrive awayגָּרַשׁverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “drive away”, a commandH1644to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorcecast up (out), divorced (woman), drive away (forth, out), expel, [idiom] surely put away, trouble, thrust out.לֵ֭ץletsmake a mockלוּץadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “make a mock”, the ordinary formH3887properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercedeambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker, scorn(-er, -ful), teacher.וְיֵצֵ֣אveyetseand bring forthיָצָאconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bring forth”, an unfinished actionH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…מָד֑וֹןmadonbrawlingמָדוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “brawling”, the ordinary formH4066a contest or quarrelbrawling, contention(-ous), discord, strife. Compare H4079 (מִדְיָן), H4090 (מְדָן).וְ֝יִשְׁבֹּ֗תveyishbotand ceaseשָׁבַתconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and cease”, an unfinished actionH7673to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)(cause to, let, make to) cease, celebrate, cause (make) to fail, keep (sabbath), suffer to be lacking, leave, put away (down), (make to) rest, rid, still, take away.דִּ֣יןdinjudgementדִּיןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “judgement”, the ordinary formH1779judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strifecause, judgement, plea, strife.וְקָלֽוֹןveqalonand confusionקָלוֹןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and confusion”, the ordinary formH7036disgrace; (by implication) the pudendaconfusion, dishonour, ignominy, reproach, shame.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Cast out the scorner, and contention will go out; yea, strife and shame will cease.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.

Young’s Literal Translation

Cast out a scorner — and contention goeth out, And strife and shame cease.

World English Bible

Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.

Darby Translation

Cast out the scorner, and contention will depart, and strife and ignominy shall cease.

Douay-Rheims

Cast out the scoffer, and contention shall go out with him, and quarrels and reproaches shall cease.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Cast out the scorner, and contention will go out; yea, strife and shame will cease.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Cast out a pestilent person from the council, and strife shall go out with him; for when he sits in the council he dishonours all.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔκβαλε ἐκ συνεδρίου λοιμὸν, καὶ συνεξελεύσεται αὐτῷ νεῖκος, ὅταν γὰρ καθίσῃ ἐν συνεδρίῳ πάντας ἀτιμάζει.