Job 5:2
For anger kills the foolish man; 1 jealousy kills the silly one. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
In Context
1Call out now; is there anyone who will answer you? 1 To which of the holy ones will you turn? 1
3I have seen a foolish person taking root, 1 but suddenly I cursed his home. 1
Cross References
Genesis 30:1When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I will die.”
1 Samuel 18:8Saul was very angry, and this song displeased him. He said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but they have ascribed only thousands to me. What more can he have but the monarchy?”
Psalms 14:1A fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” 1 They are corrupt and have done abominable iniquity; 1 there is no one who does good. 1
Psalms 92:6A brutish person does not know, 1 nor does a fool understand this: 1
Proverbs 1:22“How long, you naive people, will you love being naive? 1 How long, you mockers, will you delight in mockery, 1 and how long, you fools, will you hate knowledge? 1
Proverbs 12:16A fool shows his anger at once, 1 but one who ignores an insult is prudent. 1
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 →