Proverbs 27:4
Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
In context
1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. 2 Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips. 3 Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both. 4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love. 6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses. 7 One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 27:4 in the KJV
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; But who is able to stand before envy?
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 27:4 in the ESV
Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?