Job 5:2
For, to the foolish man, death is caused by vexation, and, the simple one, is slain by jealousy.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
In Context
1Call, I pray thee—is there one to answer thee? Or, to which of the holy ones, wilt thou turn?
3I, have seen the foolish taking root, and then hath his home decayed, in a moment:
Cross References
Genesis 30:1And Rachel saw she had borne no children unto Jacob, so Rachel became envious of her sister,—and said unto Jacob, Come! give me children, or else, I die.
1 Samuel 18:8Then was Saul exceeding angry, and this saying was offensive in his eyes, and he said,—They have ascribed, to David, ten thousands, but, to me, have they ascribed thousands,—What, more, then, can he have but, the kingdom?
Psalms 14:1The impious hath said in his heart—There is no God! They have acted corruptly, they have done an abominable deed, there is none that doeth good.
Psalms 92:6A man that is brutish, cannot know, And, a dullard, cannot discern this:—
Proverbs 1:22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and, scoffers, in scoffing, delight them? and, dullards, hate knowledge?
Proverbs 12:16A foolish man, on the [same] day, letteth his vexation be known, but, he that concealeth an affront, is prudent.
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 →