Proverbs 27:3

God's Word

A stone is heavy, and sand weighs a lot, but annoyance caused by a stubborn fool is heavier than both.

Cross References

Genesis 49:7

May their anger be cursed because it’s so fierce. May their fury be cursed because it’s so cruel. I will divide them among ⌞the sons of⌟ Jacob and scatter them among ⌞the tribes of⌟ Israel.

Job 5:2

Certainly, anger kills a stubborn fool, and jealousy murders a gullible person.

Proverbs 12:16

When a stubborn fool is irritated, he shows it immediately, but a sensible person hides the insult.

Proverbs 17:12

Better to meet a bear robbed of its cubs than a fool ⌞carried away⌟ with his stupidity.

Proverbs 27:2

Praise should come from another person and not from your own mouth, from a stranger and not from your own lips.

Proverbs 27:4

Anger is cruel, and fury is overwhelming, but who can survive jealousy?

Daniel 3:19

Nebuchadnezzar was so filled with anger toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego that his face turned red. He ordered that the furnace should be heated seven times hotter than normal.

Numbers 22:27

When the donkey saw the Messenger of the Lord, it lay down under Balaam. Balaam became so angry he hit the donkey with his stick.

1 John 3:12

Don’t be like Cain. He was a child of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain murder his brother? Because the things Cain did were evil and the things his brother did had God’s approval.