Job 5:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.”

Job 5:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 5:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 5:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.”

Job 5:2 — World English Bible

Job 5:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one. ”

Job 5:2 — American Standard Version

Job 5:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For provocation slayeth the perverse, And envy putteth to death the simple,”

Job 5:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 5:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple. ”

Job 5:2 — Darby Translation

Job 5:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Doubtlesse anger killeth the foolish, and enuie slayeth the idiote.”

Job 5:2 — Geneva Bible

Job 5:2 in Context — Job 5

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.

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What Does Job 5:2 Mean?

Job 5:2 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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