Proverbs 27:4
Anger holds no mercy, nor does fury when it erupts. And who can bear the assault of one who has been provoked?
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
In Context
3A stone is weighty, and sand is burdensome; but the wrath of the foolish is heavier than both.
5An open rebuke is better than hidden love.
Cross References
Genesis 37:11Therefore, his brothers were envious of him. Yet truly, his father considered the matter silently.
1 Samuel 18:9Therefore, Saul did not regard David with a good eye, from that day and thereafter.
Proverbs 6:34For the jealousy and fury of the husband will not spare him on the day of vindication,
Song of Solomon 8:6Groom to Bride: Under the apple tree, I awakened you. There your mother was corrupted. There she who bore you was violated.
Acts 5:17Then the high priest and all those who were with him, that is, the heretical sect of the Sadducees, rose up and were filled with jealousy.
Acts 17:5But the Jews, being jealous, and joining with certain evildoers among the common men, caused a disturbance, and they stirred up the city. And taking up a position near the house of Jason, they sought to lead them out to the people.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 27:4-5
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. 4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? These two verses show the intolerable mischief, 1. Of ungoverned passion. The wrath of a fool, who when he is provoked cares not what he says and does, is more grievous than a great stone or a load of sand. It lies heavily upon himself. Those who have no command of their passions do themselves even sink under the load of them. The wrath of a fool… Read the whole commentary →