Proverbs 27:3

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A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

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  • Prov 17:12 : 12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
  • Dan 3:19 : 19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. He ordered that the furnace be heated seven times hotter than usual.
  • 1 John 3:12 : 12 Not like Cain, who was from the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his deeds were evil and his brother’s were righteous.
  • Gen 34:25-26 : 25 On the third day, when they were in pain, two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, each took his sword, came against the city undetected, and killed every male. 26 They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword and took Dinah from Shechem's house and left.
  • Gen 49:7 : 7 'Cursed be their anger, so fierce, and their fury, so cruel! I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.'
  • 1 Sam 22:18-19 : 18 The king then commanded Doeg, 'Turn and strike down the priests!' So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck them down. That day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod. 19 He also put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests, killing its men and women, children and infants, and also its oxen, donkeys, and sheep.
  • Esth 3:5-6 : 5 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage to him, he was filled with rage. 6 But he considered it beneath him to attack Mordecai alone, for they had told him about Mordecai’s people. So Haman sought to destroy all the Jews throughout the kingdom of Ahasuerus, the people of Mordecai.

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  • Prov 27:4
    77%

    4Wrath is cruel and anger is a flood, but who can stand before jealousy?

  • Prov 26:3-10
    8 verses
    75%

    3A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools.

    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will become like him yourself.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

    6Whoever sends a message by the hands of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

    7Like the legs of a lame person that hang limp, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

    8Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.

    9Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

    10A master archer who wounds all and one who hires a fool or passersby are alike.

  • Eccl 7:9
    75%

    9Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

  • Prov 29:11
    74%

    11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • Prov 19:3
    73%

    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 17:24-25
    2 verses
    73%

    24Wisdom is before the face of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

    25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Prov 14:17
    73%

    17A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and one who devises evil is hated.

  • Job 5:2
    73%

    2For anger kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.

  • Prov 14:29
    73%

    29Whoever is patient shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered person promotes folly.

  • Prov 27:2
    72%

    2Let another person praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

  • Prov 27:22
    72%

    22Though you grind a fool like grain in a mortar with a pestle, their foolishness will not leave them.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

    16Fools show their anger at once, but the prudent quietly overlook an insult.

  • Prov 14:3
    72%

    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 29:22
    71%

    22An angry man stirs up strife, and a hot-tempered man commits many transgressions.

  • Eccl 10:3
    71%

    3Even while walking along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how foolish he is.

  • Prov 18:6
    71%

    6A fool's lips lead to strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

  • Prov 29:20
    71%

    20Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 29:9
    71%

    9When a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether he rages or laughs, there is no peace.

  • Prov 17:10
    71%

    10A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.

  • Eccl 7:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5It is better to hear the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.

    6For like the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of fools—this too is meaningless.

  • Prov 14:24
    71%

    24The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.

  • Prov 17:16
    70%

    16Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?

  • Prov 26:27
    70%

    27Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and the one who rolls a stone—it will come back upon them.

  • Prov 17:12
    70%

    12Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

  • Prov 11:29
    70%

    29Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 14:33
    70%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • Prov 19:10
    70%

    10Luxury is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to rule over princes.

  • Prov 10:23
    70%

    23A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

  • Eccl 10:14
    70%

    14A fool multiplies words; no one knows what will happen, and who can tell him what will come after him?

  • Prov 17:21
    70%

    21The one who fathers a fool brings grief; the father of a senseless child has no joy.

  • Prov 23:9
    70%

    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the insight of your words.

  • Prov 19:13
    69%

    13A foolish son is a disaster to his father, and a nagging wife is like constant dripping.

  • Job 6:3
    69%

    3For now, it is heavier than the sands of the seas; that is why my words are impulsive.

  • Eccl 9:17
    69%

    17The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler among fools.

  • Prov 20:3
    69%

    3It is honorable for a person to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.

  • Eccl 4:6
    69%

    6Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.

  • Prov 10:18
    69%

    18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

  • Prov 18:2
    69%

    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in revealing his own thoughts.