Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Wrath is cruelty, and anger an overflowing; and who shall stand before jealousy?
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?
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?
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
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Context Readings
All About Life
3 A stone is heavy and sand a burden, and the wrath of the foolish one heavy more than they two. 4 Wrath is cruelty, and anger an overflowing; and who shall stand before jealousy? 5 Naked rebuke is good above secret love.
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Cross References
Proverbs 6:34
For jealousy is the wrath of man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
1 John 3:12
Not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And for what slew he him? Because his works were evil, and those of his brother just.
Genesis 26:14
And there will be to him possession of flocks, and possession of oxen, and service of many; and the Philistines will envy him.
Genesis 37:11
And his brethren will envy him; and his father observed the word.
Job 5:2
For to the foolish, and anger will slay, and the simple will jealousy kill.
Proverbs 14:30
A heart of healing, the life of the flesh: and jealousy 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 was strong as death; jealousy hard as hades: its flames, flames of fire, flames of Jehovah.
Matthew 27:18
For he knew that through envy, they had delivered him, up.
Acts 5:17
And the chief priest having risen, and all they with him, (the sect being of the Sadducees,) they were filled with zeal,
Acts 7:9
And the patriarchs having been jealous, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
Acts 17:5
And the unbelieving Jews, having been jealous, and having taken certain evil men of the vulgar, and excited to tumult, they disturbed the city by loud noise, and having stood against the house of Jason, they sought to bring them to the populace.
Romans 1:29
Having been filled with all injustice, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, badness; full of envy, slaughter, strife, deceit, malignity,
James 1:19-21
Wherefore, my dearly beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger:
James 3:14-16
And if ye have bitter envy and intrigue in your heart, boast not, and lie not against the truth.
James 4:5-6
Or think ye that the writing says vainly, That the spirit longs for envy, which dwelt in us?