Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.

New American Standard Bible

“For anger slays the foolish man,
And jealousy kills the simple.

King James Version

For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

For wrath will slay a fool; zealous anger will kill the naive.

A Conservative Version

For vexation kills the foolish man, and jealousy slays the silly one.

American Standard Version

For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.

Amplified


“For anger slays the foolish man,
And jealousy kills the simple (naive).

Darby Translation

For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple.

Julia Smith Translation

For to the foolish, and anger will slay, and the simple will jealousy kill.

King James 2000

For wrath kills the foolish man, and envy slays the simple one.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For vexation will slay the fool, and jealousy will kill [the] simple.

Modern King James verseion

For vexation kills the fool, and envy slays the simple one.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

As for the foolish man, displeasure killeth him; and anger slayeth the ignorant.

NET Bible

For wrath kills the foolish person, and anger slays the silly one.

New Heart English Bible

For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.

The Emphasized Bible

For, to the foolish man, death is caused by vexation, and, the simple one, is slain by jealousy.

Webster

For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

World English Bible

For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.

Youngs Literal Translation

For provocation slayeth the perverse, And envy putteth to death the simple,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
כּעשׂ כּעס 
Ka`ac 
Usage: 25

הרג 
Harag 
Usage: 166

the foolish man
אויל 
'eviyl 
Usage: 26

and envy
קנאה 
Qin'ah 
Usage: 43

מוּת 
Muwth 
Usage: 839

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Eliphaz's Response Continues

1 Give now a cry for help; is there anyone who will give you an answer? and to which of the holy ones will you make your prayer? 2 For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion. 3 I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly the curse came on his house.

Cross References

Genesis 30:1

Now Rachel, because she had no children, was full of envy of her sister; and she said to Jacob, If you do not give me children I will not go on living.

1 Samuel 18:8-9

And Saul was very angry and this saying was unpleasing to him; and he said, They have given David credit for tens of thousands, and to me for only thousands: what more is there for him but the kingdom?

Job 18:4

But come back, now, come: you who are wounding yourself in your passion, will the earth be given up because of you, or a rock be moved out of its place?

Psalm 14:1

The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.

Psalm 75:4

I say to the men of pride, Let your pride be gone: and to the sinners, Let not your horn be lifted up.

Psalm 107:17

Foolish men, because of their sins, and because of their wrongdoing, are troubled;

Proverbs 1:22-23

How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?

Proverbs 8:5

Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.

Proverbs 12:16

A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Be not quick to let your spirit be angry; because wrath is in the heart of the foolish.

Hosea 7:11

And Ephraim is like a foolish dove, without wisdom; they send out their cry to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

Jonah 4:9

And the Lord said to Jonah, Have you any right to be angry about the vine? And he said, I have a right to be truly angry.

Romans 2:8

But to those who, from a love of competition, are not guided by what is true, will come the heat of his wrath,

2 Timothy 3:6

For these are they who go secretly into houses, making prisoners of foolish women, weighted down with sin, turned from the way by their evil desires,

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