At that, the king flew into a rage and ordered the three men to be brought before him.

Show me a conceited person and I will show you someone who is arrogant, proud, and inconsiderate.

I will give it to those who oppressed you, to those who made you lie down in the streets and trampled on you as if you were dirt."

"I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot afterward do anything worse.

I will show you whom to fear: fear God, who, after killing, has the authority to throw into hell. Believe me, he is the one you must fear!

When the members of the Council heard this, they were so furious that they wanted to have the apostles put to death.

As the members of the Council listened to Stephen, they became furious and ground their teeth at him in anger.

He turned pale and was so frightened that his knees began to shake.

but he rejected Cain and his offering. Cain became furious, and he scowled in anger.

Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why that scowl on your face?

He also saw that Laban was no longer as friendly as he had been earlier.

The enemy said, 'I will pursue them and catch them; I will divide their wealth and take all I want; I will draw my sword and take all they have.'

But one breath from you, LORD, and the Egyptians were drowned; they sank like lead in the terrible water.

from Benhadad: "I will bring enough men to destroy this city of yours and carry off the rubble in their hands. May the gods strike me dead if I don't!"

King Ahab answered, "Tell King Benhadad that a real soldier does his bragging after a battle, not before it."

"But I know everything about you, what you do and where you go. I know how you rage against me.

I have received the report of that rage and that pride of yours, and now I will put a hook through your nose and a bit in your mouth, and take you back by the same road you came."

Human anger only results in more praise for you; those who survive the wars will keep your festivals.

A wise person will try to keep the king happy; if the king becomes angry, someone may die.

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

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

Then the king gave orders to arrest all those who had accused Daniel, and he had them thrown, together with their wives and children, into the pit filled with lions. Before they even reached the bottom of the pit, the lions pounced on them and broke all their bones.

"If even after all of this you still do not obey me, I will increase your punishment seven times.

"If you still continue to resist me and refuse to obey me, I will again increase your punishment seven times.

then I will turn on you and punish you seven times harder than before.

then in my anger I will turn on you and again make your punishment seven times worse than before.

Then he placed the wood on the altar, cut the bull in pieces, and laid it on the wood. He said, "Fill four jars with water and pour it on the offering and the wood." They did so,

The water ran down around the altar and filled the trench.

and said, "Sir, we remember that while that liar was still alive he said, 'I will be raised to life three days later.'

"Take a guard," Pilate told them; "go and make the tomb as secure as you can."