Verse 4
Proverbs 27:4
World English Bible, British Edition
4
Wrath is cruel,
and anger is overwhelming;
but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Original Language Text
hebrew
אַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת חֵ֭מָה וְ/שֶׁ֣טֶף אָ֑ף וּ/מִ֥י יַ֝עֲמֹד לִ/פְנֵ֥י קִנְאָֽה
English Translation
Cruelty of wrath and overflowing anger; and who can stand before jealousy?
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Chapter 27 Context
1
Don’t boast about tomorrow;
for you don’t know what a day may bring.
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2
Let another man praise you,
and not your own mouth;
a stranger, and not your own lips.
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3
A stone is heavy,
and sand is a burden;
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
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4
Wrath is cruel,
and anger is overwhelming;
but who is able to stand before jealousy?
5
Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
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6
The wounds of a friend are faithful,
although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
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7
A full soul loathes a honeycomb;
but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
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8
As a bird that wanders from her nest,
so is a man who wanders from his home.
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9
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart;
so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
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10
Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend.
Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of y...
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11
Be wise, my son,
and bring joy to my heart,
then I can answer my tormentor.
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12
A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge;
but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
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13
Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger.
Hold it for a wayward woman!
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14
He who blesses his neighbour with a loud voice early in the
morning,
it will be taken as a curse by...
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15
A continual dropping on a rainy day
and a contentious wife are alike:
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16
restraining her is like restraining the wind,
or like grasping oil in his right hand.
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17
Iron sharpens iron;
so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
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18
Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit.
He who looks after his master shall be honoured.
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19
Like water reflects a face,
so a man’s heart reflects the man.
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20
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied;
and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.
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21
The crucible is for silver,
and the furnace for gold;
but man is refined by his praise.
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22
Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with
grain,
yet his foolishness will not be...
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23
Know well the state of your flocks,
and pay attention to your herds,
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24
for riches are not forever,
nor does the crown endure to all generations.
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25
The hay is removed, and the new growth appears,
the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
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26
The lambs are for your clothing,
and the goats are the price of a field.
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27
There will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food,
for your family’s food,
and for the nourishment o...
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