Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is cruel,and anger is overwhelming;but who is able to stand before jealousy?
New Heart English 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 a burden;but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
5Better is open rebukethan hidden love.
Cross References
Genesis 37:11His brothers envied him, but his father kept this saying in mind.
1 Samuel 18:9Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
Proverbs 6:34For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband.He won't spare in the day of vengeance.
Song of Solomon 8:6Set me as a seal on your heart,as a seal on your arm;for love is strong as death.Jealousy is as cruel as Sheol.Its flashes are flashes of fire,a very flame of Yah.
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 Jews, being moved with jealousy, took along some wicked men from the marketplace, and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought 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 →