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Bible in Basic English
Wrath is cruel, and angry feeling an overflowing stream; but who does not give way before envy?
New American Standard Bible
But
King James Version
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
Holman Bible
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?
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?
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 27:4
Prayers for Proverbs 27:4
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Context Readings
All About Life
3 A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these. 4 Wrath is cruel, and angry feeling an overflowing stream; but who does not give way before envy? 5 Better is open protest than love kept secret.
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Cross References
Proverbs 6:34
For bitter is the wrath of an angry husband; in the day of punishment he will have no mercy.
1 John 3:12
Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good.
Genesis 26:14
For he had great wealth of flocks and herds and great numbers of servants; so that the Philistines were full of envy.
Genesis 37:11
And his brothers were full of envy; but his father kept his words in mind.
Job 5:2
For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.
Proverbs 14:30
A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.
Song of Songs 8:6
Put me as a sign on your heart, as a sign on your arm; love is strong as death, and wrath bitter as the underworld: its coals are coals of fire; violent are its flames.
Matthew 27:18
For he saw that for envy they had given him up.
Acts 5:17
But the high priest and those who were with him (the Sadducees) were full of envy,
Acts 7:9
And the brothers, moved with envy against Joseph, gave him to the Egyptians for money: but God was with him,
Acts 17:5
But the Jews, being moved with envy, took with them certain low persons from among the common people, and getting together a great number of people, made an outcry in the town, attacking the house of Jason with the purpose of taking them out to the people.
Romans 1:29
Being full of all wrongdoing, evil, desire for the goods of others, hate, envy, putting to death, fighting, deceit, cruel ways, evil talk, and false statements about others;
James 1:19-21
You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;
James 3:14-16
But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true.
James 4:5-6
Or does it seem to you that it is for nothing that the holy Writings say, The spirit which God put into our hearts has a strong desire for us?