Proverbs 27:4
Strong's Lexicon
Wrath
חֵ֭מָה (ḥê·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2534: 1) heat, rage, hot displeasure, indignation, anger, wrath, poison, bottles 1a) heat 1a1) fever 1a2) venom, poison (fig.) 1b) burning anger, rage

[is] cruel
אַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת (’aḵ·zə·rî·yūṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 395: 1) cruelty, fierceness, cruel

and anger
אָ֑ף (’āp̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 639: 1) nostril, nose, face 2) anger

[is] like a flood,
וְשֶׁ֣טֶף (wə·še·ṭep̄)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7858: 1) flood, downpour

but who
וּמִ֥י (ū·mî)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4310: 1) who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever

can withstand
יַ֝עֲמֹד (ya·‘ă·mōḏ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5975: 1) to stand, remain, endure, take one's stand 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stand, take one's stand, be in a standing attitude, stand forth, take a stand, present oneself, attend upon, be or become servant of 1a2) to stand still, stop (moving or doing), cease 1a3) to tarry, delay, remain, continue, abide, endure, persist, be steadfast 1a4) to make a stand, hold one's ground 1a5) to stand upright, remain standing, stand up, rise, be erect, be upright 1a6) to arise, appear, come on the scene, stand forth, appear, rise up or against 1a7) to stand with, take one's stand, be appointed, grow flat, grow insipid 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to station, set 1b2) to cause to stand firm, maintain 1b3) to cause to stand up, cause to set up, erect 1b4) to present (one) before (king) 1b5) to appoint, ordain, establish 1c) (Hophal) to be presented, be caused to stand, be stood before

לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

jealousy ?
קִנְאָֽה׃ (qin·’āh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7068: 1) ardour, zeal, jealousy 1a) ardour, jealousy, jealous disposition (of husband) 1a1) sexual passion 1b) ardour of zeal (of religious zeal) 1b1) of men for God 1b2) of men for the house of God 1b3) of God for his people 1c) ardour of anger 1c1) of men against adversaries 1c2) of God against men 1d) envy (of man) 1e) jealousy (resulting in the wrath of God)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?

Young's Literal Translation
Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Fury is cruel, and anger a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?

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?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

New Living Translation
Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood, but jealousy is even more dangerous.

English Standard Version
Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

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?

American Standard Version
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?

English Revised Version
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?

Young's Literal Translation
Fury is fierce, and anger is overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?
















Cross References
1 John 3:12
Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

Proverbs 6:34
For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

Proverbs 27:3
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 27:2
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

Proverbs 27:1
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Proverbs 27:5
Open rebuke is better than secret love.

Proverbs 27:6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Proverbs 27:7
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
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