Proverbs 27:3

Good News Translation

The weight of stone and sand is nothing compared to the trouble that stupidity can cause.

Cross References

Genesis 49:7

A curse be on their anger, because it is so fierce, And on their fury, because it is so cruel. I will scatter them throughout the land of Israel. I will disperse them among its people.

Job 5:2

To worry yourself to death with resentment would be a foolish, senseless thing to do.

Proverbs 12:16

When a fool is annoyed, he quickly lets it be known. Smart people will ignore an insult.

Proverbs 17:12

It is better to meet a mother bear robbed of her cubs than to meet some fool busy with a stupid project.

Proverbs 27:2

Let other people praise you—even strangers; never do it yourself.

Proverbs 27:4

Anger is cruel and destructive, but it is nothing compared to jealousy.

Daniel 3:19

Then Nebuchadnezzar lost his temper, and his face turned red with anger at Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So he ordered the furnace to be heated seven times hotter than usual.

Numbers 22:27

This time, when the donkey saw the angel, it lay down. Balaam lost his temper and began to beat the donkey with his stick.

1 John 3:12

We must not be like Cain; he belonged to the Evil One and murdered his own brother Abel. Why did Cain murder him? Because the things he himself did were wrong, and the things his brother did were right.