Proverbs 27:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's anger is heavier than both.

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  • Prov 17:12 : 12 Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man rather than a fool in his folly.
  • Dan 3:19 : 19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the expression on his face changed towards Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; he spoke and commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.
  • 1 John 3:12 : 12 Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one, and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own 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 brothers, took each man his sword and came upon the city boldly 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 left.
  • 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 you, and attack the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he attacked the priests, and killed on that day eighty-five persons that wore a linen ephod. 19 And Nob, the city of the priests, he struck with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and nursing infants, and oxen, and donkeys, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
  • Esth 3:5-6 : 5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow nor show him reverence, then Haman was full of wrath. 6 And he thought it scornful to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had shown him the people of Mordecai. Therefore, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous, but who can stand before envy?

  • Prov 26:3-10
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    3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the fool’s back.

    4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

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

    6 He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet, and drinks in damage.

    7 The legs of the lame are uneven: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

    8 Like one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.

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

    10 The great God who formed all things rewards the fool, and rewards transgressors.

  • Eccl 7:9
    75%

    9 Do not be quick in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

  • Prov 29:11
    74%

    11 A fool utters all his mind; but a wise man keeps it in till afterward.

  • Prov 19:3
    73%

    3 The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against the LORD.

  • Prov 17:24-25
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    73%

    24 Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

    25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

  • Prov 14:17
    73%

    17 He who is quickly angry acts foolishly, and a man of wicked intentions is hated.

  • Job 5:2
    73%

    2 For anger kills the foolish man, and envy slays the simple one.

  • Prov 14:29
    73%

    29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.

  • Prov 27:2
    72%

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

  • Prov 27:22
    72%

    22 Though you pound a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

  • Prov 12:15-16
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    72%

    15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who listens to counsel is wise.

    16 A fool's wrath is immediately known, but a prudent man covers shame.

  • Prov 14:3
    72%

    3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

  • Prov 29:22
    71%

    22 An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds in transgression.

  • Eccl 10:3
    71%

    3 Yes, also, when he that is a fool walks by the way, his wisdom fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

  • Prov 18:6
    71%

    6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows.

  • Prov 29:20
    71%

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

  • Prov 29:9
    71%

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

  • Prov 17:10
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    10 A reproof enters more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.

  • Eccl 7:5-6
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    71%

    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.

  • Prov 14:24
    71%

    24 The crown of the wise is their riches, but the foolishness of fools is folly.

  • Prov 17:16
    70%

    16 Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he has no desire for it?

  • Prov 26:27
    70%

    27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone, it will roll back on him.

  • Prov 17:12
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    12 Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man rather than a fool in his folly.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29 He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind, and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 14:33
    70%

    33 Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but what is in the heart of fools is made known.

  • Prov 19:10
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    10 Delight is not fitting for a fool; much less for a servant to rule over princes.

  • Prov 10:23
    70%

    23 It is as a sport to a fool to do mischief, but a man of understanding has wisdom.

  • Eccl 10:14
    70%

    14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

  • Prov 17:21
    70%

    21 He who begets a fool does so to his sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.

  • Prov 23:9
    70%

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

  • Prov 19:13
    69%

    13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father, and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

  • Job 6:3
    69%

    3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea; therefore my words are swallowed up.

  • Eccl 9:17
    69%

    17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that rules among fools.

  • Prov 20:3
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    3 It is an honor for a man to cease from strife, but every fool will be meddling.

  • Eccl 4:6
    69%

    6 Better is a handful with quietness than both hands full, with toil and vexation of spirit.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18 He who hides hatred with lying lips, and he who utters slander, is a fool.

  • Prov 18:2
    69%

    2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may express itself.