Proverbs 27:4
There is the cruelty of rage and the flood of anger, 1 but who is able to stand before jealousy? 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
In Context
5Better is an open rebuke 1 than hidden love. 1
Cross References
Genesis 37:11His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.
1 Samuel 18:9Saul looked at David with suspicion from that day on.
Proverbs 6:34For jealousy makes a man furious; 1 he will show no mercy when he takes his revenge. 1
Song of Solomon 8:6Set me as a seal over your heart, 1 like a seal on your arm, 1 for love is as strong as death. 1 Passionate devotion is as unrelenting as Sheol; 1 its flames burst out; it is a blazing flame, 1 a flame hotter than any other fire. 1
Acts 5:17But the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees); and they were filled with jealousy
Acts 17:5But the unbelieving Jews, being moved with jealousy, took certain wicked men from the marketplace, gathered a crowd together, and set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they wanted to bring Paul and Silas 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 →