Proverbs 27:3

World English Bible (2000)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • 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 was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his appearance was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: [therefore] he spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.
  • 1 John 3:12 : 12 unlike Cain, who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
  • Gen 34:25-26 : 25 It happened on the third day, when they were sore, that two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, each took his sword, came upon the unsuspecting city, and killed all the males. 26 They killed Hamor and Shechem, his son, with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went away.
  • 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 The king said to Doeg, "Turn and attack the priests!" Doeg the Edomite turned, and he attacked the priests, and he killed on that day eighty-five people who wore a linen ephod. 19 He struck Nob, the city of the priests, with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and nursing babies, and cattle and donkeys and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
  • Esth 3:5-6 : 5 When Haman saw that Mordecai didn't bow down, nor pay him homage, Haman was full of wrath. 6 But he scorned the thought of laying hands on Mordecai alone, for they had made known to him Mordecai's people. Therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even Mordecai's people.

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    4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?

  • Prov 26:3-10
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    3 A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

    4 Don't 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 One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

    7 Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

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

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

    10 As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.

  • Eccl 7:9
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    9 Don't be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

  • Prov 29:11
    74%

    11 A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3 The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.

  • Prov 17:24-25
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    24 Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

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

  • Prov 14:17
    73%

    17 He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.

  • Job 5:2
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    2 For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.

  • Prov 14:29
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    29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays 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 grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed 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 is wise listens to counsel.

    16 A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.

  • Prov 14:3
    72%

    3 The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 29:22
    71%

    22 An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.

  • Eccl 10:3
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    3 Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

  • Prov 18:6
    71%

    6 A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

  • Prov 29:20
    71%

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

  • Prov 29:9
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    9 If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.

  • Prov 17:10
    71%

    10 A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes 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
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    24 The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

  • Prov 17:16
    70%

    16 Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?

  • Prov 26:27
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    27 Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.

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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. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools.

  • Prov 19:10
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    10 Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

  • Prov 10:23
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    23 It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure.

  • Eccl 10:14
    70%

    14 A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn't know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?

  • Prov 17:21
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    21 He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

  • Prov 23:9
    70%

    9 Don't 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. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.

  • Job 6:3
    69%

    3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas, therefore have my words been rash.

  • Eccl 9:17
    69%

    17 The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him who rules among fools.

  • Prov 20:3
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    3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.

  • Eccl 4:6
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    6 Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18 He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

  • Prov 18:2
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    2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.