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Proverbs 27:4-6

4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming,
but who can stand before jealousy?

5 Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.

6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted,
but an enemy multiplies kisses.

Cross References for Proverbs 27:4-6

1 John 3:12 - Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murd... Click to read the verse 1 John 3:12 Click to read the verse 1 John 3:12

Job 5:2 - Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple. Click to read the verse Job 5:2 Click to read the verse Job 5:2

Genesis 40:2 - Pharaoh was angry with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker, Click to read the verse Genesis 40:2 Click to read the verse Genesis 40:2

Genesis 26:14 - He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him. Click to read the verse Genesis 26:14 Click to read the verse Genesis 26:14

Exodus 1:11 - So they put slave masters over them to oppress them with forced labor, and they built Pithom an... Click to read the verse Exodus 1:11 Click to read the verse Exodus 1:11

Ecclesiastes 4:4 - And I saw that all labor and all achievement spring from man’s envy of his neighbor. This too i... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 4:4 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 4:4

Genesis 37:11 - His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind. Click to read the verse Genesis 37:11 Click to read the verse Genesis 37:11

Exodus 1:9 - “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become much too numerous for us. Click to read the verse Exodus 1:9 Click to read the verse Exodus 1:9

Acts 7:9 - “Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God wa... Click to read the verse Acts 7:9 Click to read the verse Acts 7:9

James 3:14 - But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or den... Click to read the verse James 3:14 Click to read the verse James 3:14

Proverbs 14:30 - A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones. Click to read the verse Proverbs 14:30 Click to read the verse Proverbs 14:30

Genesis 31:1 - Jacob Flees From Laban Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying, “Jacob has taken everything o... Click to read the verse Genesis 31:1 Click to read the verse Genesis 31:1

Song of Songs 8:6 - Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, ... Click to read the verse Song of Songs 8:6 Click to read the verse Song of Songs 8:6

Proverbs 6:34 - for jealousy arouses a husband’s fury, and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge. Click to read the verse Proverbs 6:34 Click to read the verse Proverbs 6:34

1 Samuel 17:28 - When Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he burned with anger at hi... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 17:28 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 17:28

Mark 15:10 - knowing it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him. Click to read the verse Mark 15:10 Click to read the verse Mark 15:10

James 3:14-16 - But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or den... Click to read the verse James 3:14-16 Click to read the verse James 3:14-16

Matthew 27:18 - For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him. Click to read the verse Matthew 27:18 Click to read the verse Matthew 27:18

Genesis 37:20 - “Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns and say that a ferocious ani... Click to read the verse Genesis 37:20 Click to read the verse Genesis 37:20

Genesis 38:9 - But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his; so whenever he lay with his brother’s wife, ... Click to read the verse Genesis 38:9 Click to read the verse Genesis 38:9

Exodus 1:22 - Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: “Every boy that is born you must throw into the... Click to read the verse Exodus 1:22 Click to read the verse Exodus 1:22

Exodus 1:12 - But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to... Click to read the verse Exodus 1:12 Click to read the verse Exodus 1:12

1 Samuel 18:8 - Saul was very angry; this refrain galled him. “They have credited David with tens of thousands,... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 18:8 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 18:8

Matthew 14:11 - His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother. Click to read the verse Matthew 14:11 Click to read the verse Matthew 14:11

James 4:5-6 - Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the spirit he caused to live in us envies in... Click to read the verse James 4:5-6 Click to read the verse James 4:5-6

Acts 17:5 - But the Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed ... Click to read the verse Acts 17:5 Click to read the verse Acts 17:5

1 Samuel 18:11 - and he hurled it, saying to himself, “I’ll pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice. Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 18:11 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 18:11

Jeremiah 41:1 - In the seventh month Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was of royal blood and ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 41:1 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 41:1

Nehemiah 2:10 - When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were very m... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 2:10 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 2:10

Acts 5:17 - The Apostles Persecuted Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the pa... Click to read the verse Acts 5:17 Click to read the verse Acts 5:17

Daniel 3:12 - But there are some Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon—Shadrach,... Click to read the verse Daniel 3:12 Click to read the verse Daniel 3:12

Romans 1:29 - They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full... Click to read the verse Romans 1:29 Click to read the verse Romans 1:29

James 1:19-21 - Listening and Doing My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, sl... Click to read the verse James 1:19-21 Click to read the verse James 1:19-21

Ezekiel 31:9 - I made it beautiful with abundant branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden in the garden of ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 31:9 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 31:9