Proverbs 27:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Wrath is cruel, and angry feeling an overflowing stream; but who does not give way before envy?

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 6:34 : 34 For bitter is the wrath of an angry husband; in the day of punishment he will have no mercy.
  • Prov 14:30 : 30 A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.
  • Acts 7:9 : 9 And the brothers, moved with envy against Joseph, gave him to the Egyptians for money: but God was with him,
  • Jas 3:14-16 : 14 But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true. 15 This wisdom is not from heaven, but is of the earth and the flesh and the Evil One. 16 For where envy is, and the desire to get the better of others, there is no order, but every sort of evil-doing.
  • Job 5:2 : 2 For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.
  • Jas 4:5-6 : 5 Or does it seem to you that it is for nothing that the holy Writings say, The spirit which God put into our hearts has a strong desire for us? 6 But he gives more grace. So that the Writings say, God is against the men of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low before him.
  • 1 John 3:12 : 12 Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good.
  • Gen 26:14 : 14 For he had great wealth of flocks and herds and great numbers of servants; so that the Philistines were full of envy.
  • Gen 37:11 : 11 And his brothers were full of envy; but his father kept his words in mind.
  • Acts 17:5 : 5 But the Jews, being moved with envy, took with them certain low persons from among the common people, and getting together a great number of people, made an outcry in the town, attacking the house of Jason with the purpose of taking them out to the people.
  • Rom 1:29 : 29 Being full of all wrongdoing, evil, desire for the goods of others, hate, envy, putting to death, fighting, deceit, cruel ways, evil talk, and false statements about others;
  • Song 8:6 : 6 Put me as a sign on your heart, as a sign on your arm; love is strong as death, and wrath bitter as the underworld: its coals are coals of fire; violent are its flames.
  • Matt 27:18 : 18 For he saw that for envy they had given him up.
  • Acts 5:17 : 17 But the high priest and those who were with him (the Sadducees) were full of envy,
  • Jas 1:19-21 : 19 You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry; 20 For the righteousness of God does not come about by the wrath of man. 21 For this reason, putting away all dirty behaviour and the overweight of evil, take into your souls without pride the word which, being planted there, is able to give you salvation.

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  • Job 5:2
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    2 For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.

  • Prov 6:34
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    34 For bitter is the wrath of an angry husband; in the day of punishment he will have no mercy.

  • Prov 27:3
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    3 A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.

  • Prov 14:29-30
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    29 He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.

    30 A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.

  • Prov 29:22
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    22 An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.

  • Prov 14:17
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    17 He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.

  • Jas 4:5
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    5 Or does it seem to you that it is for nothing that the holy Writings say, The spirit which God put into our hearts has a strong desire for us?

  • Eccl 7:9
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    9 Be not quick to let your spirit be angry; because wrath is in the heart of the foolish.

  • Ps 73:3
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    3 Because of my envy of the men of pride, when I saw the well-being of the wrongdoers.

  • Prov 15:18
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    18 An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.

  • Prov 3:31
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    31 Have no envy of the violent man, or take any of his ways as an example.

  • Jas 3:14
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    14 But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true.

  • Ps 90:11
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    11 Who has knowledge of the power of your wrath, or who takes note of the weight of your passion?

  • Prov 21:14
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    14 By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.

  • Prov 24:18-19
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    18 For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

    19 Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners:

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    1 Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them:

  • Prov 15:1
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    1 By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

  • Ps 37:8
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    8 Put an end to your wrath and be no longer bitter; do not give way to angry feeling which is a cause of sin.

  • Jas 3:16
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    16 For where envy is, and the desire to get the better of others, there is no order, but every sort of evil-doing.

  • Job 36:18
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    18 ...

  • Eph 4:26
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    26 Be angry without doing wrong; let not the sun go down on your wrath;

  • Prov 27:5
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    5 Better is open protest than love kept secret.

  • Ps 76:7
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    7 You, you are to be feared; who may keep his place before you in the time of your wrath?

  • Prov 22:24
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    24 Do not be friends with a man who is given to wrath; do not go in the company of an angry man:

  • Prov 16:14
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    14 The wrath of the king is like those who give news of death, but a wise man will put peace in place of it.

  • Nah 1:2
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    2 The Lord is a God who takes care of his honour and gives punishment for wrong; the Lord gives punishment and is angry; the Lord sends punishment on those who are against him, being angry with his haters.

  • Prov 20:2
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    2 The wrath of a king is like the loud cry of a lion: he who makes him angry does wrong against himself.

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    1 <Of David.> Do not be angry because of the wrongdoers, or have envy of the workers of evil.

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    20 For the righteousness of God does not come about by the wrath of man.

  • Nah 1:6
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    6 Who may keep his place before his wrath? and who may undergo the heat of his passion? his wrath is let loose like fire and the rocks are broken open by him.

  • Prov 23:17
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    17 Have no envy of sinners in your heart, but keep in the fear of the Lord all through the day;

  • Gal 5:26
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    26 Let us not be full of self-glory, making one another angry, having envy of one another.

  • Eccl 7:7
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    7 The wise are troubled by the ways of the cruel, and the giving of money is the destruction of the heart.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23 The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.

  • Rev 6:17
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    17 For the great day of their wrath is come, and who may keep his place?

  • Job 40:11
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    11 His strength is in his body, and his force in the muscles of his stomach.

  • Ps 79:5
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    5 How long, O Lord? will you be angry for ever? will your wrath go on burning like fire?

  • Eccl 4:4
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    4 And I saw that the cause of all the work and of everything which is done well was man's envy of his neighbour. This again is to no purpose and a desire for wind.

  • Prov 14:35
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    35 The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.

  • Prov 21:24
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    24 The man of pride, lifted up in soul, is named high-hearted; he is acting in an outburst of pride.

  • Prov 17:19
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    19 The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.

  • Prov 26:26
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    26 Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.

  • Prov 16:32
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    32 He who is slow to be angry is better than a man of war, and he who has control over his spirit than he who takes a town.

  • Prov 28:16
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    16 The prince who has no sense is a cruel ruler; but he who has no desire to get profit for himself will have long life.

  • Ps 90:7
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    7 We are burned up by the heat of your passion, and troubled by your wrath.

  • Prov 19:12
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    12 The king's wrath is like the loud cry of a lion, but his approval is like dew on the grass.

  • Prov 26:18
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    18 As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,

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    32 The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.