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


In Context

1 Pray, call, is there any to answer thee? And unto which of the holy ones dost thou turn?

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

3 I — I have seen the perverse taking root, And I mark his habitation straightway,

4 Far are his sons from safety, And they are bruised in the gate, And there is no deliverer.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:2Anger indeed killeth the foolish, and envy slayeth the little one.

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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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