Proverbs 27:4

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Summary

Proverbs 27:4

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

Cruel, and anger is outrageous

James 1:19

But

General references

Proverbs 6:34

Daniel 2:12

Bible References

Cruel, and anger is outrageous

Therefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;

But

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

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

And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the word.

It is certain that wrath kills the foolish man, and envy consumes the covetous one.

For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

Then the prince of the priests rose up, and all those that were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees) were filled with jealousy

But the disobedient Jews, 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.

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

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, boast not and do not be liars against the truth.

Do ye think that the scripture says in vain, The spirit that dwells in us lusts to envy?

Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

General references

For the jealous rage of a man will not spare in the day of vengeance.

For this cause the king was angry and very furious and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.