Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
Berean Standard Bible
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 heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
5Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
Cross References
Genesis 37:11And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.
1 Samuel 18:9And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
Proverbs 6:34For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.
Song of Solomon 8:6Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.
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 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.
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 →