Job 5:2, Pro 14:29, 19:12, 19, 21:24, 25:28, 27:3, Jam 1:19-20 | ESV | STEP | Surely vexation kills the fool , and jealousy slays the simple .

Job 5:2

2 Surely vexation kills the fool,
and jealousy slays the simple.

Proverbs 14:29

29 Whoever is ^aslow to anger has great understanding,
but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

Proverbs 19:12

12 A king’s wrath is like ^bthe growling of a lion,
but his ^cfavor is like ^ddew on the grass.

Proverbs 19:19

19 A man of great wrath will pay the penalty,
for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.

Proverbs 21:24

24 ^e“Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man
who acts with arrogant pride.

Proverbs 25:28

28 A man ^fwithout self-control
is like ^ga city broken into and left without walls.

Proverbs 27:3

3 A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,
but ^ha fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

James 1:19-20

Hearing and Doing the Word

19 ⁱKnow this, my beloved brothers: let every person ^jbe quick to hear, ^kslow to speak, ^lslow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.