Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is cruel, 2 and anger is overwhelming; 2 but who is able to stand before jealousy? 1
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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, 2 and sand is a burden; 2 but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both. 1
5Better is open rebuke 2 than hidden love. 1
Cross References
Genesis 37:11His brothers envied him, + 37:11. Quoted in Acts 7:9 but his father kept this saying in mind. (2)
Proverbs 6:34For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. 2 He won’t spare in the day of vengeance. 1
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 →