Job 5:2
For provocation slayeth the perverse, And envy putteth to death the simple,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
In Context
1Pray, call, is there any to answer thee? And unto which of the holy ones dost thou turn?
3I — I have seen the perverse taking root, And I mark his habitation straightway,
Cross References
Genesis 30:1And Rachel seeth that she hath not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and saith unto Jacob, 'Give me sons, and if there is none — I die.'
1 Samuel 18:8And it is displeasing to Saul exceedingly, and this thing is evil in his eyes, and he saith, 'They have given to David myriads, and to me they have given the thousands, and more to him [is] only the kingdom;'
Psalms 14:1To the Overseer. — By David. A fool hath said in his heart, 'God is not;' They have done corruptly, They have done abominable actions, There is not a doer of good.
Psalms 92:6A brutish man doth not know, And a fool understandeth not this; —
Proverbs 1:22'Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 12:16The fool — in a day is his anger known, And the prudent is covering 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 →