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
Read Job 5:2 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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.
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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