Job 5:2
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
In Context
1Call now, if there is any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
3I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
Cross References
Genesis 30:1And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
1 Samuel 18:8And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed thousands; and what can he have more but the kingdom?
Psalms 14:1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalms 92:6A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
Proverbs 1:22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 12:16A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth 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 →