Proverbs 27:4

Bible in Basic English 1965

Wrath is cruel, and angry feeling an overflowing stream; but who does not give way before envy?

Cross References

Genesis 26:14

For he had great wealth of flocks and herds and great numbers of servants; so that the Philistines were full of envy.

Genesis 37:11

And his brothers were full of envy; but his father kept his words in mind.

Genesis 38:9

But Onan, seeing that the offspring would not be his, went in to his brother's wife, but let his seed go on to the earth, so that he might not get offspring for his brother.

Job 5:2

For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.

Proverbs 14:30

A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.

Proverbs 27:3

A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.

Proverbs 6:34

For bitter is the wrath of an angry husband; in the day of punishment he will have no mercy.

Song of Solomon 8:6

Put me as a sign on your heart, as a sign on your arm; love is strong as death, and wrath bitter as the underworld: its coals are coals of fire; violent are its flames.

Matthew 27:18

For he saw that for envy they had given him up.

Acts 17:5

But the Jews, being moved with envy, took with them certain low persons from among the common people, and getting together a great number of people, made an outcry in the town, attacking the house of Jason with the purpose of taking them out to the people.

Acts 5:17

But the high priest and those who were with him the Sadducees were full of envy,

Acts 7:9

And the brothers, moved with envy against Joseph, gave him to the Egyptians for money: but God was with him,

Romans 1:29

Being full of all wrongdoing, evil, desire for the goods of others, hate, envy, putting to death, fighting, deceit, cruel ways, evil talk, and false statements about others;

1 John 3:12

Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good.

1 Samuel 18:9

And from that day Saul was looking with envy on David.