Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

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

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

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?

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 Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand, - but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both. 4 The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy? 5 Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed.

Cross References

Proverbs 6:34

For, jealousy, is the rage of a man, nor will he spare, in the day of avenging;

1 John 3:12

Not just as, Cain, was, of the wicked one, and slew his brother! And, for what cause, slew he him? Because, his works, were, wicked, whereas, those of his brother, were, righteous.

Genesis 26:14

So he came to have possessions of flocks gild possessions of herds, and a large body of servants, - and the Philistines envied him.

Genesis 37:11

Then were his brethren jealous of him, but his father, marked the word.

Job 5:2

For, to the foolish man, death is caused by vexation, and, the simple one, is slain by jealousy.

Proverbs 14:30

The life of the whole body, is a tranquil mind, but, a decay of the bones, is jealousy.

Song of Songs 8:6

SHESet me as a seal, upon thy heart, as a seal upon thine arm, For, mighty as death, is love, Exacting as hades, is jealousy, - The flames thereof, are flames of fire, The flash of Yah!

Matthew 27:18

For he knew that, for envy, they had delivered him up.

Acts 5:17

But the High-priest, arising, and all who were with him, - being the sect of the Sadducees, - were filled with jealousy,

Acts 7:9

And, the patriarchs, being jealous of Joseph, gave him up into Egypt; and, God, was, with him,

Acts 17:5

But the Jews, being, jealous, and taking unto themselves certain wicked men, of the rabble, and making a riot, were setting the city in an uproar; and, besieging the house of Jason, were seeking to lead them forth unto the populace, -

Romans 1:29

Filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, baseness, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil disposition,

James 1:19-21

Ye know, my brethren beloved, - but let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

James 3:14-16

But, if, bitter jealousy, ye have, and rivalry, in your hearts; be not boasting and showing yourselves false against the truth!

James 4:5-6

Or think ye that, in vain, the scripture speaketh? Is it, for envying, that the spirit which hath taken an abode within us doth crave?

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