Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is cruel, and anger overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
Noyes 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 weighty; But a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
5Better is open rebuke Than love kept concealed.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:34For jealousy is the fury of a man; He will not spare in the day of vengeance;
Song of Solomon 8:6O set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm! For love is strong as death; True love is firm as the grave: Its flames are flames of fire, The fire of Jehovah.
Acts 5:17But the high-priest and all that were with him, which is the sect of the Sadducees, rose up and were filled with indignation,
Acts 17:5But the unbelieving Jews, taking with them certain bad men of the idlers in the market-place, and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar; and having come to the house of Jason, they endeavored 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 →