Proverbs 27:4

All About Life

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

Able to Stand

Sin

Proverbs 6:34

For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance;

1 John 3:12

not as Cain was of the wicked one, and slew his brother; and on account of what slew he him? because his works were wicked, and those of his brother righteous.

Genesis 26:14

And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great number of servants; and the Philistines envied him.

Genesis 37:11

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

Job 5:2

For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple.

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 thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as Sheol: The flashes thereof are flashes of fire, Flames of Jah.

Matthew 27:18

For he knew that they had delivered him up through envy.

Acts 5:17

And the high priest rising up, and all they that were with him, which is the sect of the Sadducees, were filled with wrath,

Acts 7:9

And the patriarchs, envying Joseph, sold him away into Egypt. And God was with him,

Acts 17:5

But the Jews having been stirred up to jealousy, and taken to themselves certain wicked men of the lowest rabble, and having got a crowd together, set the city in confusion; and having beset the house of Jason sought to bring them out to the people;

Romans 1:29

being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers,

James 1:19-21

So that, 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 emulation and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.

James 4:5-6

Think ye that the scripture speaks in vain? Does the Spirit which has taken his abode in us desire enviously?