Annoying People
8 passages
- Proverbs 27:3
A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
Read it in context - Ephesians 4:1–3
1As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received: 2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
Read it in context - Proverbs 12:16
A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
Read it in context - Proverbs 29:11
A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.
Read it in context - Proverbs 11:9
With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
Read it in context - Ecclesiastes 7:8–9
8The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one. 9Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
Read it in context - Matthew 5:40
if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well;
Read it in context - Revelation 3:10–11
10Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. 11I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.
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