Proverbs 27:4

New King James Version

Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent, But who is able to stand before jealousy?

Cross References

Genesis 26:14

for he had possessions of flocks and possessions of herds and a great number of servants. So the Philistines envied him.

Genesis 37:11

And his brothers envied him, but his father kept the matter in mind.

Genesis 38:9

But Onan knew that the heir would not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother’s wife, that he emitted on the ground, lest he should give an heir to his brother.

Job 5:2

For wrath kills a foolish man, And envy slays a simple one.

Proverbs 14:30

A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones.

Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them.

Proverbs 6:34

For jealousy is a husband’s fury; Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

Song of Solomon 8:6

Set me as a seal upon your heart, As a seal upon your arm; For love is as strong as death, Jealousy as cruel as the grave; Its flames are flames of fire, A most vehement flame.

Matthew 27:18

For he knew that they had handed Him over because of envy.

Acts 17:5

But the Jews who were not persuaded, becoming envious, took some of the evil men from the marketplace, and gathering a mob, set all the city in an uproar and attacked the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

Acts 5:17

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

Acts 7:9

“And the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him

Romans 1:29

being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers,

1 John 3:12

not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous.

1 Samuel 18:9

So Saul eyed David from that day forward.