Proverbs 27:4
Fury hath its cruelty, and anger its overwhelming power; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
In Context
3A stone hath heaviness, and the sand, weight; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both of them.
5Better is open reproof than concealed love.
Cross References
Genesis 37:11And his brothers envied him; but his father noted the matter [in his mind].
1 Samuel 18:9And Saul looked jealous on David from that day and forward.
Proverbs 6:34For jealousy is the fury of a husband, and he will not spare on the day of vengeance.
Song of Solomon 8:6Set me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thy arm; for strong as death is love; violent like the nether world is jealousy; its heat is the heat of fire, a flame of God.
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 →