Job 5:2
For anger killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
In Context
1Call now; is there any that will answer thee? And to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?
3I have seen the foolish taking root; but suddenly I beheld his habitation cursed.
Cross References
Genesis 30:1And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob: 'Give me children, or else I die.'
1 Samuel 18:8And Saul was very wroth, and this saying displeased him; and he said: 'They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands; and all he lacketh is the kingdom!'
Psalms 14:1For the Leader. A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart: 'There is no God'; they have dealt corruptly, they have done abominably; there is none that doeth good.
Psalms 92:6(92-7) A brutish man knoweth not, neither doth a fool understand this.
Proverbs 1:22'How long, ye thoughtless, will ye love thoughtlessness? And how long will scorners delight them in scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 12:16A fool's vexation is presently known; but a prudent man concealeth shame.
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 →