Proverbs 27:4

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

Proverbs 27:4 In-Context

2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.

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

5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.

6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend ; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful .

Footnotes

• [a] Wrath...: Heb. Wrath is cruelty, and anger an overflowing