Proverbs 27:3
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 17:12 : 12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.
- Dan 3:19 : 19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: [therefore] he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
- 1 John 3:12 : 12 not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
- Gen 34:25-26 : 25 And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city unawares, and slew all the males. 26 And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went forth.
- Gen 49:7 : 7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; And their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel.
- 1 Sam 22:18-19 : 18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and he slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod. 19 And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen and asses and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
- Esth 3:5-6 : 5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not down, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath. 6 But he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
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4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
- Prov 26:3-108 verses75%
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off [his own] feet, [and] drinketh in damage.
7 The legs of the lame hang loose: So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8 As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.
9 [ As] a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10 [As] an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.
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9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
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11 A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.
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3 The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.
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24 Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.
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17 He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.
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2 For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.
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29 He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
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2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
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22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
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15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.
16 A fool's vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.
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3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
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22 An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.
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3 Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one [that] he is a fool.
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6 A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.
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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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9 If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man, Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.
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10 A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
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5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
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24 The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly.
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16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?
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27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
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12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.
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29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
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33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known.
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10 Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
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23 It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.
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14 A fool also multiplieth words: [yet] man knoweth not what shall be; and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?
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21 He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.
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9 Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
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13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
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3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas: Therefore have my words been rash.
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17 The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
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3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.
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6 Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.
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18 He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
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2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.