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Proverbs 29:20

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

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חָזִ֗יתָchazitabeholdחָזָהverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “behold”, a completed actionH2372to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have avision ofbehold, look, prophesy, provide, see.אִ֭ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…אָ֣ץatsbe narrowאוּץverb, qal, participle, absolute — “be narrow”, a verb used as a describing wordH213to press; (by implication) to be close, hurry, withdraw(make) haste(-n, -y), labor, be narrow.בִּדְבָרָ֑יוbidvarayvin causeדָּבָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…תִּקְוָ֖הtiqvahexpectationתִּקְוָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “expectation”, the ordinary formH8615literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancyexpectation(-ted), hope, live, thing that I long for.לִכְסִ֣ילlikhsilto foolכְּסִילpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “to fool”, the ordinary formH3684properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyfool(-ish).מִמֶּֽנּוּmimenvfromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope for a fool than for him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.

World English Bible

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Darby Translation

Hast thou seen a man hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

Douay-Rheims

Hast thou seen a man hasty to speak? folly is rather to be looked for, than his amendment.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope for a fool than for him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

If thou see a man hasty in his words, know that the fool has hope rather than he.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν ἴδῃς ἄνδρα ταχὺν ἐν λόγοις, γίνωσκε ὅτι ἐλπίδα ἔχει μᾶλλον ὁ ἄφρων αὐτοῦ.