Proverbs 27:4

American King James Version (1999)

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

Cross References

Genesis 26:14

For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.

Genesis 37:11

And his brothers envied him; but his father observed the saying.

Genesis 38:9

And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.

Job 5:2

For wrath kills the foolish man, and envy slays the silly one.

Proverbs 14:30

A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.

Proverbs 6:34

For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

Song of Solomon 8:6

Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which has a most vehement flame.

Matthew 27:18

For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

Acts 17:5

But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took to them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

Acts 5:17

Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,

Acts 7:9

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

Romans 1:29

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

1 John 3:12

Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And why slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

1 Samuel 18:9

And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.