Proverbs 29:8-10

New International Version

⁸ Mockers stir up a city,
    but the wise turn away anger.^(A)

⁹ If a wise person goes to court with a fool,
    the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.

¹⁰ The bloodthirsty hate a person of integrity
    and seek to kill the upright.^(B)