Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
For vexation kills the fool, and envy slays the simple one.
New American Standard Bible
And jealousy kills the simple.
King James Version
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
Holman Bible
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 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
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 5:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eliphaz's Response Continues
1 Call now, is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the saints will you turn? 2 For vexation kills the fool, and envy slays the simple one. 3 I have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling place.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 30:1
And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. And she said to Jacob, Give me sons, or else I will die.
1 Samuel 18:8-9
And Saul was very angry, and this thing was evil in his eyes. And he said, They have given David ten thousands, and to me they have given only thousands. And what more can he have but the kingdom?
Job 18:4
He tears himself in his anger; shall the earth be forsaken for you? And shall the rock be moved out of its place?
Psalm 14:1
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The fool has said in his heart, There is no God! They acted corruptly; they have done abominable works, there is none who does good.
Psalm 75:4
I said to the proud, Do not boast; and to the wicked, Do not lift up the horn;
Psalm 92:6
A beastly man does not know; nor does a fool understand this.
Psalm 107:17
Fools are afflicted because of their rebellion, and because of their iniquities.
Proverbs 1:22-23
How long will you love simplicity, simple ones? And will scorners delight in their scorning? And will fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 8:5
O simple ones, understand wisdom; and, fools, be of an understanding heart.
Proverbs 12:16
A fool's vexation is known in a day, but the astute one covers shame.
Ecclesiastes 7:9
Do not be hasty in your spirit to be angry; for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
Hosea 7:11
Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart; they call to Egypt; they go to Assyria.
Jonah 4:9
And God said to Jonah, Is your anger rightly kindled over the plant? And he said, My anger is rightly kindled, even to death.
Romans 2:8
But to those who indeed disobeying the truth out of self-seeking, and obeying unrighteousness, will be anger and wrath,
2 Timothy 3:6
For of these are those who creep into houses and lead captive silly women loaded with sins, led away with different kinds of lusts,