Proverbs 27:4
The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
In Context
3Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand,—but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both.
5Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed.
Cross References
Genesis 37:11Then were his brethren jealous of him, but his father, marked the word.
1 Samuel 18:9And Saul was eyeing David from that day forward.
Proverbs 6:34For, jealousy, is the rage of a man, nor will he spare, in the day of avenging;
Song of Solomon 8:6[SHE] Set me as a seal, upon thy heart, as a seal upon thine arm, For, mighty as death, is love, Exacting as hades, is jealousy,—The flames thereof, are flames of fire, The flash of Yah!
Acts 5:17But the High-priest, arising, and all who were with him,—being the sect of the Sadducees,—were filled with jealousy,
Acts 17:5But the Jews, being, jealous, and taking unto themselves certain wicked men, of the rabble, and making a riot, were setting the city in an uproar; and, besieging the house of Jason, were seeking to lead them forth unto the populace,—
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 →