Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wrath is a cruel thing, and furiousness is a very tempest; yea, who is able to abide 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?
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?
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
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 27:4
Prayers for Proverbs 27:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Life
3 The stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. 4 Wrath is a cruel thing, and furiousness is a very tempest; yea, who is able to abide envy? 5 An open rebuke is better than secret love.
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Cross References
Proverbs 6:34
For the jealousy and wrath of the man will not be intreated;
1 John 3:12
and not be as Cain, which was of the devil and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? For his own deeds were evil, and his brother's righteous.
Genesis 26:14
that he had possession of sheep, of oxen, and a mighty household; so that the Philistines had envy at him,
Genesis 37:11
And his brethren hated him, but his father noted the saying.
Job 5:2
As for the foolish man, displeasure killeth him; and anger slayeth the ignorant.
Proverbs 14:30
A merry heart is the life of the body; but rancor consumeth away the bones.
Song of Songs 8:6
O set me as a seal upon thine heart, and as a seal upon thine arm: for love is mighty as the death, and jealousy as the hell. Her coals are of fire, and a very flame of the LORD:
Matthew 27:18
For he knew well, that for envy they had delivered him.
Acts 5:17
Then the chief priest rose up, and all they that were with him: which is the sect of the Sadducees: and were full of indignation,
Acts 7:9
And the patriarchs, having indignation, sold Joseph into Egypt, and God was with him,
Acts 17:5
But the Jews which believed not, having indignation, took unto them evil men which were vagabonds, and gathered a company, and set all the city on a roar, and made assault unto the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
Romans 1:29
being full of all unrighteous doing: of fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness, full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, evil-conditioned whisperers,
James 1:19-21
Wherefore, dear brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath.
James 3:14-16
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, rejoice not: neither be liars against the truth.
James 4:5-6
Either do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, "The spirit that dwelleth in you, lusteth even contrary to envy,"