Job 5:2
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For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
In other translations
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Ecclesiastes 7:9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
- Psalm 75:4I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:I say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn.
- Hosea 7:11Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove— calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.
- Romans 2:8But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
- Proverbs 12:16A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
- Job 18:4He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?You who tear yourself in anger— should the earth be forsaken on your account, or the rocks be moved from their place?
- Psalm 14:1The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.
- Genesis 30:1And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.
- 1 Samuel 18:8-98 And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom? 9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.8 And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?” 9 And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
- Psalm 107:17Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.
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