New American Standard Bible 1995
Job 5:2
Job 5:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
- New International Version (NIV)Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For wrath kills a foolish man, And envy slays a simple one.
Context of Job 5:2
1“Call now, is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn? For anger slays the foolish man, And jealousy kills the simple. 3I have seen the foolish taking root, And I cursed his abode immediately. 4His sons are far from safety, They are even oppressed in the gate, And there is no deliverer.
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כִּֽי־לֶֽ֭אֱוִיל יַהֲרָג־כָּ֑עַשׂ וּ֝פֹתֶ֗ה תָּמִ֥ית קִנְאָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 5:2
- Job 18:4O you who tear yourself in your anger-- For your sake is the earth to be abandoned, Or the rock to be moved from its place?
- Jonah 4:9Then God said to Jonah, “Do you have good reason to be angry about the plant?” And he said, “I have good reason to be angry, even to death.”
- Psalms 14:1The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds; There is no one who does good.
- Psalms 75:4I said to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’ And to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up the horn;
- Psalms 92:6A senseless man has no knowledge, Nor does a stupid man understand this:
- Psalms 107:17Fools, because of their rebellious way, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.
- Proverbs 1:22“How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded? And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools hate knowledge?
- Proverbs 8:5O naive ones, understand prudence; And, O fools, understand wisdom.
- Ecclesiastes 7:9Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger resides in the bosom of fools.
- Genesis 30:1Now when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she became jealous of her sister; and she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I die.”
- 1 Samuel 18:8Then Saul became very angry, for this saying displeased him; and he said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but to me they have ascribed thousands. Now what more can he have but the kingdom?”
- Romans 2:8but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation.
- Hosea 7:11So Ephraim has become like a silly dove, without sense; They call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
- 2 Timothy 3:6For among them are those who enter into households and captivate weak women weighed down with sins, led on by various impulses,
Commentaries on Job 5:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2For wrath killeth the foolish man - Foolish, silly, and simple, are epithets given by Solomon to sinners and transgressors of all kinds. Such parallelisms have afforded a presumptive argument that Solomon was the author of this book. See the preface. The words of Eliphaz may be considered as a sort of maxim, which the wisdom and experience of ages had served to establish; viz., The wrath of God is manifested only against the wicked and impious; and if…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2For wrath killeth the foolish man - That is, the wrath of God. The word foolish here is used as synonymous with wicked, because wickedness is supreme folly. The general proposition here is, that the wicked are cut off, and that they are overtaken with heavy calamities in this life. In proof of this, Eliphaz appeals in the following verses to his own observation: The implied inference is, that Job, having had all his possessions taken away, and having been…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. wrath ... envy--fretful and passionate complaints, such as Eliphaz charged Job with (Job 4:5; so Pr 14:30). Not, the wrath of God killeth the foolish, and His envy, &c.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Job 5:2 Prov 12:16; 27:3 ↩
Commentaries on Job 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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