Job 5:2
Anger indeed killeth the foolish, and envy slayeth the little one.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
In Context
1Call now if there be any that will answer thee, and turn to some of the saints.
3I have seen a fool with a strong root, and I cursed his beauty immediately.
Cross References
Genesis 30:1And Rachel, seeing herself without children, envied her sister, and said to her husband: Give me children, otherwise I shall die.
1 Samuel 18:8And Saul was exceeding angry, and this word was displeasing in his eyes, and he said: They have given David ten thousands, and to me they have given but a thousand; what can he have more but the kingdom?
Psalms 14:1Unto the end, a psalm for David. The fool hath said in his heart: There is no God, They are corrupt, and are become abominable in their ways: there is none that doth good, no not one.
Psalms 92:6O Lord, how great are thy works! thy thoughts are exceeding deep.
Proverbs 1:22O children, how long will you love childishness, and fools covet those things which are hurtful to themselves, and the unwise hate knowledge?
Proverbs 12:16A fool immediately sheweth his anger: but he that dissembleth injuries is wise.
Matthew Henry on Job 5:2-6
The Address of Eliphaz. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn? 2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. 3 I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. 4 His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them. 5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance. A very… Read the whole commentary →