Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is merciless, and anger sharp: but envy can bear nothing.
LXX2012 (US English)
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 cumbersome; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
5Open reproofs are better than secret love.
Cross References
Genesis 37:11And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
1 Samuel 18:9And Saul eyed David from that day and onward.
Proverbs 6:34For the soul of her husband is full of jealousy: he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
Song of Solomon 8:6Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave, her shafts are shafts of fire, even the flames thereof.
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 →