Proverbs 27:4

Easy To Read Version

Anger is cruel and mean. It causes destruction. But jealousy is much worse.

Cross References

Genesis 26:14

He had many flocks and herds of animals. He also had many slaves. All the Philistine people were jealous of him.

Genesis 37:11

Joseph’s brothers continued to be jealous of him. But Joseph’s father thought much about all these things and wondered what they could mean.

Genesis 38:9

Onan knew that the children from this union would not belong to him. Onan had sexual relations with Tamar, but he did not allow himself to stay inside her.

Job 5:2

A foolish person’s anger will kill him.\par A fool’s strong emotions will kill him.\par

Proverbs 14:30

If a person has peace in his mind, then his body will be healthy. But jealousy causes sickness in his body.

Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy, and sand is hard to carry. But \{the trouble caused by\} an angry fool is much harder to bear.

Proverbs 6:34

The woman’s husband will become jealous. That husband will be very angry. He will do anything he can to punish the other man.

Matthew 27:18

Pilate knew that the people gave Jesus to him because the people were jealous.

Acts 17:5

But the Jews \{that did not believe\} became jealous. They hired some bad men from the city. These bad men gathered many people and made trouble in the city. They went to Jason’s house, looking for Paul and Silas. They wanted to bring Paul and Silas out before the people.

Acts 5:17

The high priest {\cf2\super [89]} and all his friends (a group called the Sadducees {\cf2\super [90]})became very jealous.

Acts 7:9

“These fathers {\cf2\super [128]} became jealous of Joseph (their younger brother). They sold Joseph to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with Joseph.

Romans 1:29

Those people are filled with every kind of sin, evil, greed, and hatred. Those people are full of jealousy, murder, fighting, lying, and thinking the worst things about each other. Those people gossip

1 John 3:12

Don’t be like Cain. {\cf2\super [10]} Cain belonged to the Evil One (the devil). Cain killed his brother \{Abel {\cf2\super [11]} \}. But why did Cain kill his brother? Because the things Cain did were evil, and the things his brother \{Abel\} did were good.

1 Samuel 18:9

So from that time on, Saul watched David very closely.