Proverbs 27:4

All About Life

³ A stone is heavy and sand, a burden,
but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both. ⁴ Fury is cruel, and anger a flood,
but who can withstand jealousy? ⁵ Better an open reprimand
than concealed love.

Able to Stand

Sin

Proverbs 6:34

For jealousy enrages a husband,
and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

1 John 3:12

unlike Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.

Genesis 26:14

He had flocks of sheep, herds of cattle, and many slaves, and the Philistines were envious of him.

Genesis 37:11

His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.

Job 5:2

For anger kills a fool,
and jealousy slays the gullible.

Proverbs 14:30

A tranquil heart is life to the body,
but jealousy is rottenness to the bones.

Song of Songs 8:6

Set me as a seal on your heart,
as a seal on your arm.
For love is as strong as death;
ardent love is as unrelenting as Sheol.
Love’s flames are fiery flames—
the fiercest of all.

Matthew 27:18

For he knew they had handed Him over because of envy.

Acts 5:17

Then the high priest took action. He and all his colleagues, those who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy.

Acts 7:9

“The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with him

Acts 17:5

But the Jews became jealous, and they brought together some scoundrels from the marketplace, formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. Attacking Jason’s house, they searched for them to bring them out to the public assembly.

Romans 1:29

They are filled with all unrighteousness, evil, greed, and wickedness. They are full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,

James 1:19-21

My dearly loved brothers, understand this: Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

James 3:14-16

But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t brag and deny the truth.

James 4:5-6

Or do you think it’s without reason the Scripture says that the Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously?