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Job 5:2
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Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
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Job 5:2 in Other Translations
KJV
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For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
ESV
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Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.
NLT
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Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple.
MSG
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The hot temper of a fool eventually kills him, the jealous anger of a simpleton does her in.
CSB
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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.
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1.
Job 21:15
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Job 36:13
2.
Proverbs 12:16
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Galatians 5:26
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