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Proverbs 27:4 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 27 · verse 4
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?Proverbs 27:4 · King James Version
Proverbs 27:4 in context
2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
5Open rebuke is better than secret love.
6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- outrageoussheṭepha delugeH7858 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- WrathchêmâhheatH2534 →
- cruelʼakzᵉrîyûwthfiercenessH395 →
- angerʼaphproperly, the nose or nostrilH639 →
- standʻâmadto stand, in various relationsH5975 →
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These two verses show the intolerable mischief, 1. Of ungoverned passion. The wrath of a fool, who when he is provoked cares not what he says and does, is more grievous than a great stone or a load of sand. It lies heavily upon himself.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 3-4