Proverbs 27:4

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 praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips. 3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both. Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy? 5Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed. 6The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Proverbs 27:4 word by word

אַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת חֵ֭מָה וְשֶׁ֣טֶף אָ֑ף וּמִ֥י יַ֝עֲמֹד לִפְנֵ֥י קִנְאָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Wrathחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• cruelאַכְזְרִיּוּת'akzerîyûth · cruelH395
• and angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• like a floodשֶׁ֫טֶףsheţeph shêţeph · floodH7858
• but whoמִיmîy · who?H4310
• can withstandעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• can withstandפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• jealousyקִנְאָהqin'âh · jealousyH7068

Cross-references for Proverbs 27:4

• James 1:19My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
• Proverbs 14:30A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
• Genesis 26:14He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.
• Genesis 37:11And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.
• Job 5:2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
• Matthew 27:18For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.
• Acts 5:17Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out
• Acts 7:9Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
• Acts 17:5The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
• Romans 1:29They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
• James 3:14But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
• James 4:5Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?
• 1 John 3:12Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
• Proverbs 6:34For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy 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

Topics related to Proverbs 27:4

• Anger
• Envy
• Jealousy

In the dictionaries

• Answer
• Boast
• Bray
• Contentious
• Look
• Soul
• Wrath
• Anger
• Envy
• Hezekiah (2)

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