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Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? (KJV)

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אַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת'akh.ze.ri.Yut[the] cruelty of

Lemma: אַכְזְרִיּוּת (akh.ze.riy.yut) · Strong's: H0395

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: cruel

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0395; TAHOT Proverbs 27:4 word 1

חֵ֭מָהChe.mahrage

Lemma: חֵמָה (che.mah) · Strong's: H2534

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: rage

Used 125 times. Also: Genesis 27:44, Leviticus 26:28, Numbers 25:11, Deuteronomy 9:19, Deuteronomy 29:23, Deuteronomy 29:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2534; TAHOT Proverbs 27:4 word 2

וְשֶׁ֣טֶףve.She.tefand [the] flood of

Lemma: שֶׁ֫טֶף (she.teph) · Strong's: H7858

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: flood

Used 6 times. Also: Job 38:25, Psalms 32:6, Daniel 9:26, Daniel 11:22, Nahum 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7858; TAHOT Proverbs 27:4 word 3

אָ֑ף'Afanger

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: face: anger

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 39:19, Genesis 44:18, Genesis 49:6, Genesis 49:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0639G; TAHOT Proverbs 27:4 word 4

וּמִ֥יu.Miand who?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Proverbs 27:4 word 5

יַ֝עֲמֹדYa.'a.modwill he stand

Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to stand: stand

Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Proverbs 27:4 word 6

לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Proverbs 27:4 word 7

קִנְאָֽה\׃kin.'Ahjealousy

Lemma: קִנְאָה (qin.ah) · Strong's: H7068

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: jealousy

Used 43 times. Also: Numbers 5:14, Numbers 5:15, Numbers 5:18, Numbers 5:25, Numbers 5:29, Numbers 5:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7068; TAHOT Proverbs 27:4 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Wrath	→	חֵמָה H2534 rage
[is] cruel	→	אַכְזְרִיּוּת H0395 cruel
and anger	→	אַף H0639G face: anger
[is] like a flood	→	שֶׁ֫טֶף H7858 flood
but who	→	מִי H4310 who?
can withstand	→	עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand
. . .	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
jealousy	→	קִנְאָה H7068 jealousy

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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