Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

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

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).

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.

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.

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 Call, I pray thee - is there one to answer thee? Or, to which of the holy ones, wilt thou turn? 2 For, to the foolish man, death is caused by vexation, and, the simple one, is slain by jealousy. 3 I, have seen the foolish taking root, and then hath his home decayed, in a moment:

Cross References

Genesis 30:1

And Rachel saw she had borne no children unto Jacob, so Rachel became envious of her sister, - and said unto Jacob, Come! give me children, or else, I die.

1 Samuel 18:8-9

Then was Saul exceeding angry, and this saying was offensive in his eyes, and he said, - They have ascribed, to David, ten thousands, but, to me, have they ascribed thousands, - What, more, then, can he have but, the kingdom?

Job 18:4

One tearing in pieces his own soul in his anger, - For thy sake, shall the earth be forsaken? or the rock be moved out of its place?

Psalm 14:1

The impious hath said in his heart - There is no God! They have acted corruptly, they have done an abominable deed, there is none that doeth good.

Psalm 75:4

I have said to the boasters, Do not boast, And to the lawless, Do not lift up a horn;

Psalm 92:6

A man that is brutish, cannot know, And, dullard, cannot discern this: -

Psalm 107:17

The perverse, by reason of their transgression, and on account of their iniquities, are afflicted;

Proverbs 1:22-23

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and, scoffers, in scoffing, delight them? and, dullards, hate knowledge?

Proverbs 8:5

Understand, ye simple ones, shrewdness, and, ye dullards understand sense;

Proverbs 12:16

A foolish man, on the same day, letteth his vexation be known, but, he that concealeth an affront, is prudent.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Do not be rash in thy spirit, to be indignant, - for, indignation, in the bosom of dullards, doth remain.

Hosea 7:11

So then, Ephraim, hath become, like a simple dove, having no understanding, on Egypt, have they called, to Assyria, have they gone,

Jonah 4:9

Then said God unto Jonah, Art thou rightly angry over the gourd? And he said, I am rightly angry, unto death.

Romans 2:8

Unto them, on the other hand, who are of contention, and are not yielding unto the truth, but are yielding unto unrighteousness, anger and wrath,

2 Timothy 3:6

For, of these, are they who enter into the houses, and captivate silly women, women laden with sins, led on by manifold covetings,

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