American Standard Version
Proverbs 27:4
4Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming;But who is able to stand before jealousy?
Proverbs 27:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
- New International Version (NIV)Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent, But who is able to stand before jealousy?
Context of Proverbs 27:4
2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips. 3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both. Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy? 5Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden. 6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
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אַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת חֵ֭מָה וְשֶׁ֣טֶף אָ֑ף וּמִ֥י יַ֝עֲמֹד לִפְנֵ֥י קִנְאָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 27:4
- James 1:19Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
- Proverbs 14:30A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.
- Genesis 26:14and he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household: and the Philistines envied him.
- Genesis 37:11And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind.
- Job 5:2For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.
- Matthew 27:18For he knew that for envy they had delivered him up.
- Acts 5:17But the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy,
- Acts 7:9And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him,
- Acts 17:5But the Jews, being moved with jealousy, took unto them certain vile fellows of the rabble, and gathering a crowd, set the city on an uproar; and assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them forth to the people.
- Romans 1:29being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
- James 3:14But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth.
- James 4:5Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?
- 1 John 3:12not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
- Proverbs 6:34For jealousy is the rage of a man; And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
Commentaries on Proverbs 27:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Who is able to stand before envy? - The rabbins have a curious story on this subject, and it has been formed by the moderns into a fable. There were two persons, one covetous and the other envious, to whom a certain person promised to grant whatever they should ask; but double to him who should ask last. The covetous man would not ask first, because he wished to get the double portion, and the envious man would not make the first request because he could…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Envy - Better, as in the margin, the violence of passion in the husband who thinks himself wronged (compare Proverbs 6:34).Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-4Verses 3-4 Those who have no command of their passions, sink under the load.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Anger can be dangerous, but a gentle answer can calm it (Proverbs 15:1). Jealousy is more difficult to resolve (Proverbs 6:34–35).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. envy--or, "jealousy" (compare Margin; Pr 6:34), is more unappeasable than the simpler bad passions.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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