Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
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Cross references
- Proverbs 6:34 For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.
- Proverbs 14:30 A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
- James 3:14–16 But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth. Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.