Proverbs
Proverbs 27:4
4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood,
but who can withstand jealousy?
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrath | חֵ֭מָה | ḥê·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2534 heat, rage |
| cruel | אַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת | ’aḵ·zə·rî·yūṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H395 cruelty, fierceness |
| and anger | אָ֑ף | ’āp̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| like a flood | וְשֶׁ֣טֶף | wə·še·ṭep̄ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7858 flood |
| but who | וּמִ֥י | ū·mî | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| can withstand | יַ֝עֲמֹד | ya·‘ă·mōḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| jealousy | קִנְאָֽה׃ | qin·’āh | Noun - feminine singular | H7068 ardour, zeal, jealousy |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 6:34 · Proverbs 14:30 · James 3:14–16 · Job 5:2 · Matthew 27:18 · Acts 7:9 · 1 John 3:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.