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Proverbs 27:4

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

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  1. Proverbs 27:2

    Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

  2. Proverbs 27:3

    A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.

  3. Proverbs 27:5

    Open rebuke is better than secret love.

  4. Proverbs 27:6

    Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.