Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
For wrath will slay a fool; zealous anger will kill the naive.
New American Standard Bible
And jealousy kills the simple.
King James Version
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
Holman Bible
and jealousy slays the gullible.
A Conservative Version
For vexation kills the foolish man, and jealousy slays the silly one.
American Standard Version
For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.
Amplified
“For anger slays the foolish man,
And jealousy kills the simple (naive).
Bible in Basic English
For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.
Darby Translation
For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple.
Julia Smith Translation
For to the foolish, and anger will slay, and the simple will jealousy kill.
King James 2000
For wrath kills the foolish man, and envy slays the simple one.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For vexation will slay the fool, and jealousy will kill [the] simple.
Modern King James verseion
For vexation kills the fool, and envy slays the simple one.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
As for the foolish man, displeasure killeth him; and anger slayeth the ignorant.
NET Bible
For wrath kills the foolish person, and anger slays the silly one.
New Heart English Bible
For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.
The Emphasized Bible
For, to the foolish man, death is caused by vexation, and, the simple one, is slain by jealousy.
Webster
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
World English Bible
For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.
Youngs Literal Translation
For provocation slayeth the perverse, And envy putteth to death the simple,
Interlinear
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 5:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eliphaz's Response Continues
1 "Cry out, won't you! Is there anyone who will answer you? To whom will you turn among the holy ones? 2 For wrath will slay a fool; zealous anger will kill the naive. 3 "I myself saw a fool becoming established, but I suddenly cursed where he lived.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 30:1
Rachel noticed that she was not bearing children for Jacob, so because she envied her sister Leah, she told Jacob, "If you don't give me sons, I'm going to die!"
1 Samuel 18:8-9
Saul was very angry and he did not like what the women sang. He told himself, "They have attributed tens of thousands to David, but to me they have attributed thousands. What else can he have but the kingdom?"
Job 18:4
You're tearing yourself to pieces in your anger. Will the land be abandoned because of you, or the rock be moved from its place?"
Psalm 14:1
Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They are corrupt and commit evil deeds; not one of them practices what is good.
Psalm 75:4
I will say to the proud, "Don't brag," and to the wicked, "Don't vaunt your strength.
Psalm 92:6
A stupid man doesn't know, and a fool can't comprehend this:
Psalm 107:17
Because of their rebellious ways, fools suffered for their iniquities.
Proverbs 1:22-23
"You naive ones, how long will you love naivety And how long will scoffers delight in scoffing or fools hate knowledge?"
Proverbs 8:5
Understand prudence, you naive people; and gain an understanding heart, you foolish ones.
Proverbs 12:16
The anger of a fool becomes readily apparent, but the prudent person overlooks an insult.
Ecclesiastes 7:9
Never be in a hurry to become internally angry, since anger settles down in the lap of fools.
Hosea 7:11
"Ephraim is also like a silly dove, lacking sense: They call out to Egypt, and turn toward Assyria.
Jonah 4:9
Then God asked Jonah, "Is your anger about the vine plant justified?" And he answered, "Absolutely! I'm so angry I could die!"
Romans 2:8
but wrath and fury for those who in their selfish pride refuse to believe the truth and practice wickedness instead.
2 Timothy 3:6
For some of these men go into homes and deceive foolish women who are burdened with sins and swayed by all kinds of desires.