Parallel Verses

King James Version

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

New American Standard Bible

Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood,
But who can stand before jealousy?

Holman Bible

Fury is cruel, and anger a flood,
but who can withstand jealousy?

International Standard Version

Wrath can be fierce and anger overwhelms but who can stand up to jealousy?

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?

Amplified


Wrath is cruel and anger is an overwhelming flood,
But who is able to endure and stand before [the sin of] jealousy?

Bible in Basic English

Wrath is cruel, and angry feeling an overflowing stream; but who does not give way before envy?

Darby Translation

Fury is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?

Julia Smith Translation

Wrath is cruelty, and anger an overflowing; and who shall stand before jealousy?

King James 2000

Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but which is able to stand before jealousy?

Lexham Expanded Bible

Cruel [is] wrath and overwhelming [is] anger, but who will stand before jealousy?

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Wrath is a cruel thing, and furiousness is a very tempest; yea, who is able to abide envy?

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy?

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

Fury is fierce, and anger is overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
is cruel
אכזריּוּת 
'akz@riyuwth 
Usage: 1

שׁטף שׁטף 
Sheteph 
Usage: 6

but who is able to stand
עמד 
`amad 
Usage: 521

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

References

Fausets

Context Readings

All About Life

3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. 4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? 5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.



Cross References

Proverbs 6:34

For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

1 John 3:12

Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

Genesis 26:14

For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.

Genesis 37:11

And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

Job 5:2

For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

Proverbs 14:30

A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

Song of Songs 8:6

Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.

Matthew 27:18

For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

Acts 5:17

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

Acts 7:9

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

Acts 17:5

But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

Romans 1:29

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

James 1:19-21

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

James 3:14-16

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

James 4:5-6

Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

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