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


In Context

1 Boast not for to morrow, for thou knowest not what the day to come may bring forth.

2 Let another praise thee, and not thy own mouth: a stranger, and not thy own lips.

3 A stone is heavy, and sand weighty: but the anger of a fool is heavier than them both.

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

5 Open rebuke is better than hidden love.

6 Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy.

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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

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?