Parallel Verses

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?

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 the sand weighty; but a fool's anger is heavier than them both. 4 Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood,
But who can stand before jealousy?
5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.

Cross References

Proverbs 6:34

Jealousy enrages a man. He will not be spared in the day of vengeance.

1 John 3:12

We should not be like Cain who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. Why did he murder him? It was because his works were evil, and his brother's were righteous.

Genesis 26:14

He possessed flocks and herds and a great household. The Philistines envied him.

Genesis 37:11

Joseph's brothers were jealous of him. His father kept thinking about the whole matter.

Job 5:2

To be sure anger kills a stubborn fool. And jealousy murders a gullible person.

Proverbs 14:30

A sound heart is life for the body. Envy (jealousy) is like bone cancer (decay) (rottenness to the bones).

Song of Songs 8:6

(The Shulamite to her Beloved) Set me as a signature ring seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For Love is as strong as death. Zeal (devotion) is as fixed as the grave. And zeal burns like coals of fire, the very flame of Jehovah.

Matthew 27:18

He knew it was because of envy they gave him up.

Acts 5:17

Then the high priest rose up, and all those of the sect of the Sadducees who were with him were filled with zeal (indignation).

Acts 7:9

The family heads were jealous of Joseph and sold him as a slave into Egypt. However, God was with him.

Acts 17:5

The Jews were moved with jealousy so they gathered bad people who organized a crowd for a riot. They assaulted the house of Jason in order to bring them out to the crowd.

Romans 1:29

They are filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil mindedness; they are whisperers,

James 1:19-21

You know this, my beloved brothers. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger.

James 3:14-16

If you have bitter jealousy (envy) and greedy ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and lie against the truth.

James 4:5-6

Or do you think the scripture speaks to no purpose? Does the attitude of the heart (mental disposition) that he induced to live in us cause us to envy?

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