Job 5:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

For anger kills the foolish man, and envy slays the simple one.

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  • Gen 30:1 : 1 When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister and said to Jacob, "Give me children, or else I die."
  • 1 Sam 18:8-9 : 8 And Saul was very angry, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed only thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom? 9 And Saul eyed David from that day forward.
  • Job 18:4 : 4 He tears himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for you? and shall the rock be removed out of its place?
  • Ps 14:1 : 1 The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they have done abominable deeds, there is none who does good.
  • Ps 75:4 : 4 I said to the fools, Do not act foolishly; and to the wicked, Do not lift up the horn:
  • Ps 92:6 : 6 A senseless man does not know, nor does a fool understand this.
  • Ps 107:17 : 17 Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
  • Prov 1:22-23 : 22 "How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? And the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? 23 Turn at my rebuke; surely I will pour out my spirit upon you, I will make my words known to you.
  • Prov 8:5 : 5 O simple ones, understand wisdom; and you fools, be of an understanding heart.
  • Prov 12:16 : 16 A fool's wrath is immediately known, but a prudent man covers shame.
  • Eccl 7:9 : 9 Do not be quick in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
  • Hos 7:11 : 11 Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
  • Jonah 4:9 : 9 And God said to Jonah, Do you do well to be angry for the plant? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.
  • Rom 2:8 : 8 But to those who are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
  • 2 Tim 3:6 : 6 For of this sort are those who creep into households and lead captive gullible women loaded with sins, led away by various lusts,

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  • Prov 14:16-18
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    16A wise man fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is confident.

    17He who is quickly angry acts foolishly, and a man of wicked intentions is hated.

    18The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against the LORD.

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    3For I was envious of the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

  • Prov 6:34
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    34For jealousy is a husband's fury: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

  • Prov 14:29-30
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    29He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.

    30A sound heart is life to the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones.

  • Prov 1:32
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    32For the turning away of the simple will slay them, and the prosperity of fools will destroy them.

  • Job 5:1
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    1Call now, if there be any who will answer you; and to which of the holy ones will you turn?

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    22An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds in transgression.

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    9Do not be quick in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

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    18Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,

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    18He who hides hatred with lying lips, and he who utters slander, is a fool.

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    5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

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    1A soft answer turns away wrath, but harsh words stir up anger.

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  • Prov 17:25
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    25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

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    9If a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether he rages or laughs, there is no rest.

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    3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

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    18A wrathful man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms strife.

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    23It is as a sport to a fool to do mischief, but a man of understanding has wisdom.

  • Prov 18:6
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    6A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows.

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    20For the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

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    11A fool utters all his mind; but a wise man keeps it in till afterward.

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    23He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

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    5Do you think that the Scripture says in vain, The spirit that dwells in us yearns jealously?

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    16A fool's wrath is immediately known, but a prudent man covers shame.

  • Prov 14:7-9
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    7Leave the presence of a foolish man, when you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

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    36But whoever sins against me wrongs his own soul; all those who hate me love death.

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    5The foolish shall not stand in your sight; you hate all workers of iniquity.

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    14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

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    21Folly is joy to him who is destitute of wisdom, but a man of understanding walks uprightly.

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    25The desire of the slothful kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

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  • Ps 92:6
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    6A senseless man does not know, nor does a fool understand this.

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    19Do not fret because of evil men, neither be envious of the wicked.

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    13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

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    20Do you see a man hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.