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Proverbs 27:4

Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?

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ASV

Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?

KJV

Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת'akh.ze.ri.Yut[the] cruelty ofH395 →
חֵ֭מָהChe.mahrageH2534 →
וְשֶׁ֣טֶףve.She.tefand [the] flood ofH7858 →
אָ֑ף'AfangerH639 →
וּמִ֥יu.Miand who?H4310 →
יַ֝עֲמֹדYa.'a.modwill he standH5975 →
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
קִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhjealousyH7068 →

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Proverbs 6:34For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.Proverbs 14:30A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.James 3:14–16But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.Job 5:2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.Mark 15:10For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.Genesis 37:20“Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal has devoured him. Then we shall see what becomes of his dreams!”Nehemiah 2:10But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.Matthew 27:18For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.1 John 3:12Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.Acts 7:9Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him1 Samuel 18:8And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”Daniel 3:12But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”Genesis 31:1Now Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken away all that belonged to our father and built all this wealth at our father’s expense.”James 3:14But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.1 Samuel 17:28Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”Song of Solomon 8:6Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.James 1:19–21My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,Genesis 37:11And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.

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