Proverbs 27:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Wrathחֵ֭מָה
(che·mah)
2534: heat, ragefrom yacham
is fierceאַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת
(ach·ze·ri·yut)
395: cruelty, fiercenessfrom the same as akzar
and angerאָ֑ף
(af;)
639: a nostril, nose, face, angerfrom anaph
is a flood,וְשֶׁ֣טֶף
(ve·she·tef)
7858: a floodfrom shataph
But whoוּמִ֥י
(u·mi)
4310: who?a prim. pronoun
can standיַ֝עֲמֹד
(ya·'a·mod)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
beforeלִפְנֵ֥י
(lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
jealousy?קִנְאָֽה׃
(kin·'ah.)
7068: ardor, zeal, jealousyfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Wrath
chemah  (khay-maw')
heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever) -- anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful).
is cruel
'akzriyuwth  (ak-ze-ree-ooth')
fierceness -- cruel.
and anger
'aph  (af)
the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
is outrageous
sheteph  (sheh'-tef)
a deluge -- flood, outrageous, overflowing.
but who is able to stand
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
envy
qin'ah  (kin-aw')
jealousy or envy -- envy(-ied), jealousy, sake, zeal.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood, But who can stand before jealousy?

King James Bible
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

Holman Christian Standard 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?

NET Bible
Wrath is cruel and anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Presumption is rage and impetuosity is passion, but who shall stand before envy?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Anger is cruel, and fury is overwhelming, but who can survive jealousy?

King James 2000 Bible
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but which is able to stand before jealousy?
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