1 Samuel 20:30

New International Version

Saul’s anger flared up at Jonathan and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Don’t I know that you have sided with the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you?

Cross References

Job 5:2

Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

Proverbs 14:29

Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.

Proverbs 19:12

A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 19:19

A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty; rescue them, and you will have to do it again.

Proverbs 21:24

The proud and arrogant person—“Mocker” is his name— behaves with insolent fury.

Proverbs 25:28

Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.

Proverbs 27:3

Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

Matthew 5:22

But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.

Ephesians 4:31

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.

Ephesians 6:4

Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

1 Samuel 20:29

He said, ‘Let me go, because our family is observing a sacrifice in the town and my brother has ordered me to be there. If I have found favor in your eyes, let me get away to see my brothers.’ That is why he has not come to the king’s table.”

1 Samuel 20:31

As long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingdom will be established. Now send someone to bring him to me, for he must die!”