Proverbs 27:4

The Passion Translation

The rage and anger of others can be overwhelming, but it’s nothing compared to jealousy’s fire.

Cross References

Genesis 26:14

He acquired so many flocks and herds and so many servants that the Philistines grew jealous,

Genesis 37:11

So his brothers grew more jealous of him, but his father kept pondering Joseph’s dream.

Genesis 38:9

Onan, however, did not want to produce a child that would not be his own rightful heir, so whenever he and Tamar had intercourse, he purposely spilled his semen onto the ground to keep her from getting pregnant and having a child that would belong to his dead brother.

Proverbs 14:30

A tender, tranquil heart will make you healthy, but jealousy can make you sick.

Proverbs 27:3

It’s easier to carry a heavy boulder and a ton of sand than to be provoked by a fool and have to carry that burden!

Proverbs 6:34

A husband’s jealousy makes a man furious; he won’t spare you when he comes to take revenge.

Song of Solomon 8:6

Fasten me upon your heart as a seal of fire forevermore. This living, consuming flame will seal you as my prisoner of love. My passion is stronger than the chains of death and the grave, all consuming as the very flashes of fire from the burning heart of God. Place this fierce, unrelenting fire over your entire being.

Matthew 27:18

(Now, Pilate was fully aware that the religious leaders had handed Jesus over to him because of their bitter jealousy.)

Acts 17:5

But many of the Jews were motivated by bitter jealousy and formed a large mob out of the troublemakers, unsavory characters, and street gangs to incite a riot. They set out to attack Jason’s house, for he had welcomed the apostles into his home. The mob was after Paul and Silas and sought to take them by force and bring them out to the people.

Acts 5:17

The high priest and his officials, who formed the party of the Sadducees, became extremely jealous over all that was happening,

Acts 7:9

“Isaac then became the father of Jacob, who was the father of our twelve patriarchs. Jacob’s sons became jealous of their brother Joseph and sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God’s favor and blessing rested upon Joseph, and in time,

Romans 1:29

Their sinful lives became full of every kind of evil, wicked schemes, greed, and cruelty. Their hearts overflowed with jealous cravings, and with conflict and strife, which drove them into hateful arguments and murder. They are deceitful liars full of hostility. They are gossips

1 John 3:12

We should not be like Cain, who yielded to the Evil One and brutally murdered his own brother, Abel. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s righteous.