Proverbs 27:4

The English Standar Version

Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

Cross References

Genesis 26:14

He had possessions of flocks and herds and many servants, so that the Philistines envied him.

Genesis 37:11

And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.

Genesis 38:9

But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his. So whenever he went in to his brother's wife he would waste the semen on the ground, so as not to give offspring to his brother.

Job 5:2

Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.

Proverbs 14:30

A tranquil[6] heart gives life to the flesh, but envy[7] makes the bones rot.

Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.

Proverbs 6:34

For jealousy makes a man furious, and he will not spare when he takes revenge.

Song of Solomon 8:6

Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy[1] is fierce as the grave.[2] Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the LORD.

Matthew 27:18

For he knew that it was out of envy that they had delivered him up.

Acts 17:5

But the Jews were jealous, and taking some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd.

Acts 5:17

But the high priest rose up, and all who were with him (that is, the party of the Sadducees), and filled with jealousy

Acts 7:9

"And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him

Romans 1:29

They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips,

1 John 3:12

We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous.

1 Samuel 18:9

And Saul eyed David from that day on.