Proverbs 27:4
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 27
“Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?”Proverbs 27:4
What Does Proverbs 27:4 Mean?
Proverbs 27:4 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 27, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 27:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 27:18“For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.”Proverbs 6:34“For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.”Proverbs 14:30“A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.”James 3:14“But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.”Genesis 26:14“For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.”Genesis 37:20“Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.”Nehemiah 2:10“When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.”Job 5:2“For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.”Mark 15:10“For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.”Genesis 31:1“And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory.”1 Samuel 17:28“And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.”1 Samuel 18:8“And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?”Daniel 3:12“There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.”Acts 5:17“Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,”Acts 7:9“And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,”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.”Genesis 37:11“And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.”Genesis 38:9“And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother’s wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.”Genesis 40:2“And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.”Exodus 1:9“And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:”
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