Proverbs 27:4
אַכְזְרִיּוּת חֵמָה וְשֶׁטֶף אָף וּמִי יַעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי קִנְאָֽה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
In Context
3כֹּֽבֶד ־ אֶבֶן וְנֵטֶל הַחוֹל וְכַעַס אֱוִיל כָּבֵד מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם ׃
5טוֹבָה תּוֹכַחַת מְגֻלָּה מֵֽאַהֲבָה מְסֻתָּֽרֶת ׃
Cross References
Genesis 37:11וַיְקַנְאוּ ־ בוֹ אֶחָיו וְאָבִיו שָׁמַר אֶת ־ הַדָּבָֽר ׃
1 Samuel 18:9וַיְהִי שָׁאוּל עון אֶת ־ דָּוִד מֵהַיּוֹם הַהוּא וָהָֽלְאָה ׃ ס
Proverbs 6:34כִּֽי ־ קִנְאָה חֲמַת ־ גָּבֶר וְלֹֽא ־ יַחְמוֹל בְּיוֹם נָקָֽם ׃
Song of Solomon 8:6שִׂימֵנִי כַֽחוֹתָם עַל ־ לִבֶּךָ כַּֽחוֹתָם עַל ־ זְרוֹעֶךָ כִּֽי ־ עַזָּה כַמָּוֶת אַהֲבָה קָשָׁה כִשְׁאוֹל קִנְאָה רְשָׁפֶיהָ רִשְׁפֵּי אֵשׁ שַׁלְהֶבֶתְיָֽה ׃
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 →