Because of this the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.
Then Nebuchadnezzar in furious rage commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought. So they brought these men before the king.
Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.
Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with fury, and the expression of his face was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He ordered the furnace heated seven times more than it was usually heated.
Surely the wrath of man shall praise you; the remnant of wrath you will put on like a belt.
The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, “The word from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be torn limb from limb, and your houses shall be laid in ruins.
A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.
A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both. Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his life.
A king's wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
A king's wrath is a messenger of death, and a wise man will appease it.
Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.
But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.
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