Proverbs 27:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?”
Proverbs 27:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 27:4 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 27:4 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 27:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?”
Proverbs 27:4 — World English Bible
Proverbs 27:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy? ”
Proverbs 27:4 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 27:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Fury <FI>is<Fi> fierce, and anger <FI>is<Fi> overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?”
Proverbs 27:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 27:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Fury is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy? ”
Proverbs 27:4 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 27:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Anger is cruell, and wrath is raging: but who can stand before enuie?”
Proverbs 27:4 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 27:4 in Context — Proverbs 27
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
What Does Proverbs 27:4 Mean?
Proverbs 27:4 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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