Proverbs 27:4

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת חֵ֭מָה וְשֶׁ֣טֶף אָ֑ף וּמִ֥י יַ֝עֲמֹד לִפְנֵ֥י קִנְאָֽה׃

Transliteration

ʾakzĕrîyût ḥēmāh wĕšeṭep ʾāp ûmî yaʿămōd lipnê qinʾāh

Grammar Details

• *ʾakzĕrîyût*: feminine singular construct - cruelty of
• *ḥēmāh*: feminine singular - wrath
• *wĕšeṭep*: conjunction + masculine singular construct - and flood/overflowing of
• *ʾāp*: masculine singular - anger/nose
• *ûmî*: conjunction + interrogative pronoun - but who
• *yaʿămōd*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - will stand
• *lipnê*: preposition + plural construct - before
• *qinʾāh*: feminine singular - jealousy/envy

Word Meanings

• *ʾakzĕrîyût*: cruelty/fierceness/savagery
• *ḥēmāh*: wrath/fury/rage
• *šeṭep*: flood/overflow/outburst
• *ʾāp*: anger/nose/face
• *yaʿămōd*: stand/endure/withstand
• *qinʾāh*: jealousy/envy/zeal

Referenced Verses

• Prov 6:34 : 34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
• Prov 14:30 : 30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
• Acts 7:9 : 9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
• Jas 3:14-16 : 14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
• Job 5:2 : 2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
• Jas 4:5-6 : 5 {G2228} Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? 6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
• 1 John 3:12 : 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.
• Gen 26:14 : 14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
• Gen 37:11 : 11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
• Acts 17:5 : 5 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
• Rom 1:29 : 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
• Song 8:6 : 6 Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
• Matt 27:18 : 18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
• Acts 5:17 : 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,
• Jas 1:19-21 : 19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. 21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.