2Anger indeed killeth the foolish, and envy slayeth the little one.


In Context

1 Call now if there be any that will answer thee, and turn to some of the saints.

2 Anger indeed killeth the foolish, and envy slayeth the little one.

3 I have seen a fool with a strong root, and I cursed his beauty immediately.

4 His children shall be far from safety, and shall be destroyed in the gate, and there shall be none to deliver them.

Job 5:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:2Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:2For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:2For vexation killeth the foolish man, and jealousy slayeth the silly one.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:2For provocation slayeth the perverse, And envy putteth to death the simple,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:2For wrath kills the foolish man, and envy slays the silly one.