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Job 5:2

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

For wrath {H3708} killeth {H2026} the foolish man {H191}, and envy {H7068} slayeth {H4191} the silly one {H6601}.

For anger kills the fool, and envy slays the silly.

For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

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

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Cross-References

  • Ecclesiastes 7:9 (6 votes)

    Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

  • Hosea 7:11 (3 votes)

    Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

  • Proverbs 12:16 (3 votes)

    ¶ A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame.

  • Psalms 75:4 (3 votes)

    I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

  • Job 18:4 (3 votes)

    He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?

  • Psalms 14:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ To 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 92:6 (3 votes)

    A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.