Proverbs 27:4 (YLT)

Passage

Fury <FI>is<Fi> fierce, and anger <FI>is<Fi> overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?

Nearby Context

Proverbs 27:2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.

Proverbs 27:3 A stone <FI>is<Fi> heavy, and the sand <FI>is<Fi> heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.

Proverbs 27:4 Fury <FI>is<Fi> fierce, and anger <FI>is<Fi> overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?

Proverbs 27:5 Better <FI>is<Fi> open reproof than hidden love.

Proverbs 27:6 Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "fury", "fierce", "anger", "overflowing", "standeth", "before", and "jealousy". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "fury" and "fierce", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "A stone FI is Fi heavy and..." into verse 5's "Better FI is Fi open reproof than...", so "fury" and "fierce" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "fury" and "fierce" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.