Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Wrath is cruelty, and anger an overflowing; and who shall 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?

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?

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 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.

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?

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