Parallel Verses
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 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
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 5:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eliphaz's Response Continues
1
Cry out! Is there anyone to answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
2
And jealousy kills the simple.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 30:1
Rachel had not borne Jacob any children. As a result, she became jealous of her sister and said to Jacob: Give me children, or I will die.
1 Samuel 18:8-9
Saul became very angry because he considered this saying to be insulting. He said: To David they credit tens of thousands but to me they credit only a few thousand. The only thing left for David is my kingdom.
Job 18:4
You tear yourself to pieces in your anger! Is the earth to be abandoned for your sake? Or must the rocks be moved from their place?
Psalm 14:1
([Psalm of David]) The fool says in his heart: There is no God (Jehovah) (Psalm 10:4). They are corrupt. They do disgusting things. No one does good things.
Psalm 75:4
I said to the boastful: Do not boast! I said to the wicked: Do not lift up the horn (brag about your power)!
Psalm 92:6
A stupid (senseless) person cannot know and a fool cannot understand.
Psalm 107:17
Fools suffered because of their disobedience and because of their crimes.
Proverbs 1:22-23
How long, you simple (stupid) (foolish) ones, will you love simplicity (foolishness) (stupidity)? The scoffers delight in scoffing. Fools hate knowledge!
Proverbs 8:5
O you simple ones, understand wisdom and, you fools, be of an understanding heart.
Proverbs 12:16
A fool's anger is instantly known. A prudent man conceals shame.
Ecclesiastes 7:9
Do not be quick in your spirit (mind) (figurative heart) to be angry. Anger rests in the bosom of fools.
Hosea 7:11
Ephraim, you are like a simpleminded, senseless dove. You call to Egypt and run to Assyria for help.
Jonah 4:9
However God replied to Jonah: Do you have good reason to be angry at the plant? He said to God: I have good reason to be angry even unto death.
Romans 2:8
Those who are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will receive wrath and indignation.
2 Timothy 3:6
Among them are those who creep into houses and lead captive gullible women loaded down with sins, led away with various lusts.