Proverbs 27:4

Modern King James Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 26:14

And he had possession of flocks and possession of herds, and many servants. And the Philistines envied him.

Genesis 37:11

And his brothers were jealous of him. But his father observed the saying.

Genesis 38:9

And Onan knew that the seed would not be his. And it happened when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled on the ground, not giving seed to his brother.

Job 5:2

For vexation kills the fool, and envy slays the simple 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 sand is heavy; 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; its flames are flames of fire, a flame of Jehovah.

Matthew 27:18

For he knew they had delivered Him because of envy.

Acts 17:5

But the disobeying Jews becoming jealous, and having taken aside some wicked men of the market-loafers, and gathering a crowd, they set all the city in an uproar. And coming on the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the mob.

Acts 5:17

And rising up, the high priest, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees) were filled with anger,

Acts 7:9

And being jealous of Joseph, the patriarchs sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him

Romans 1:29

being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; being full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, evil habits, becoming whisperers,

1 John 3:12

not as Cain who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. And for what did he kill him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's things were righteous.

1 Samuel 18:9

And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.