Verse 2

For wrath kills the foolish person, and anger slays the silly one.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 30:1 : 1 When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob,“Give me children or I’ll die!”
  • 1 Sam 18:8-9 : 8 This made Saul very angry. The statement displeased him and he thought,“They have attributed to David tens of thousands, but to me they have attributed only thousands. What does he lack, except the kingdom?” 9 So Saul was keeping an eye on David from that day onward.
  • Job 18:4 : 4 You who tear yourself to pieces in your anger, will the earth be abandoned for your sake? Or will a rock be moved from its place?
  • Ps 14:1 : 1 For the music director; by David. Fools say to themselves,“There is no God.” They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.
  • Ps 75:4 : 4 I say to the proud,“Do not be proud,” and to the wicked,“Do not be so confident of victory!
  • Ps 92:6 : 6 The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this.
  • Ps 107:17 : 17 They acted like fools in their rebellious ways, and suffered because of their sins.
  • Prov 1:22-23 : 22 “How long will you simpletons love naiveté? How long have mockers delighted in mockery? And how long will fools hate knowledge? 23 You should respond to my rebuke. Then I would pour out my thoughts to you; I would make my words known to you.
  • Prov 8:5 : 5 You who are naive, discern wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment!
  • Prov 12:16 : 16 A fool’s annoyance is known at once, but the prudent conceals dishonor.
  • Eccl 7:9 : 9 Do not let yourself be quickly provoked, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
  • Hos 7:11 : 11 Israel Turns to Assyria and Egypt for Help Ephraim has been like a dove, easily deceived and lacking discernment. They called to Egypt for help; they turned to Assyria for protection.
  • Jonah 4:9 : 9 God said to Jonah,“Are you really so very angry about the little plant?” And he said,“I am as angry as I could possibly be!”
  • Rom 2:8 : 8 but wrath and anger to those who live in selfish ambition and do not obey the truth but follow unrighteousness.
  • 2 Tim 3:6 : 6 For some of these insinuate themselves into households and captivate weak women who are overwhelmed with sins and led along by various passions.