4Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?


In Context

1 Boast not thyself of tomorrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.

3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.

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

5 Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.

6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

Proverbs 27:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:4Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:4Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:4Anger hath no mercy, nor fury when it breaketh forth: and who can bear the violence of one provoked?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:4Fury is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:4Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:4Fury is fierce, and anger is overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?