Proverbs 27:4

Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?

Cross References (15)

  • Proverbs 6:34 (7)

    For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.

  • Proverbs 14:30 (6)

    A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.

  • James 3:14–16 (5)

    But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.

  • Acts 7:9 (4)

    Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him

  • 1 John 3:12 (3)

    Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own d

  • Matthew 27:18 (3)

    For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.

  • Job 5:2 (3)

    For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

  • Genesis 26:14 (2)

    He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.

  • Acts 17:5 (2)

    The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent th

  • James 4:5–6 (2)

    Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?

  • Genesis 37:11 (2)

    And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.

  • Song of Solomon 8:6 (2)

    Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting a

  • Acts 5:17 (1)

    Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They

  • James 1:19–21 (1)

    My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

  • Romans 1:29 (1)

    They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife