Numbers 22:27

And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.

And when the ass {H860} saw {H7200} the angel {H4397} of the LORD {H3068}, she fell down {H7257} under Balaam {H1109}: and Balaam's {H1109} anger {H639} was kindled {H2734}, and he smote {H5221} the ass {H860} with a staff {H4731}.

Again the donkey saw the angel of ADONAI and lay down under Bil'am, which made him so angry that he hit the donkey with his stick.

When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he became furious and beat her with his staff.

And the ass saw the angel of Jehovah, and she lay down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with his staff.

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Cross-References

  • Proverbs 14:16 (4 votes)

    ¶ A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

  • James 1:19 (3 votes)

    ¶ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

  • Proverbs 27:3 (2 votes)

    ¶ A stone [is] heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath [is] heavier than them both.

  • Proverbs 27:4 (2 votes)

    Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy?