Job 5:2

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

Job 5:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
ESV
2 Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.
NLT
2 Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple.
MSG
2 The hot temper of a fool eventually kills him, the jealous anger of a simpleton does her in.
CSB
2 For anger kills a fool, and jealousy slays the gullible.

Job 5:2 In-Context

1 “Call if you will, but who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
2 Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
3 I myself have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
4 His children are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
5 The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from among thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Job 21:15; Job 36:13
  • 2. Proverbs 12:16; Galatians 5:26
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