Job 5:2

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 30:1 : 1 And Rachel seeth that she hath not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and saith unto Jacob, `Give me sons, and if there is none -- I die.'
  • 1 Sam 18:8-9 : 8 And it is displeasing to Saul exceedingly, and this thing is evil in his eyes, and he saith, `They have given to David myriads, and to me they have given the thousands, and more to him `is' only the kingdom;' 9 and Saul is eyeing David from that day and thenceforth.
  • Job 18:4 : 4 (He is tearing himself in his anger.) For thy sake is earth forsaken? And removed is a rock from its place?
  • Ps 14:1 : 1 To the Overseer. -- By David. A fool hath said in his heart, `God is not;' They have done corruptly, They have done abominable actions, There is not a doer of good.
  • Ps 75:4 : 4 I have said to the boastful, `Be not boastful,' And to the wicked, `Raise not up a horn.'
  • Ps 92:6 : 6 A brutish man doth not know, And a fool understandeth not this; --
  • Ps 107:17 : 17 Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.
  • Prov 1:22-23 : 22 `Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge? 23 Turn back at my reproof, lo, I pour forth to you my spirit, I make known my words with you.
  • Prov 8:5 : 5 Understand, ye simple ones, prudence, And ye fools, understand the heart,
  • Prov 12:16 : 16 The fool -- in a day is his anger known, And the prudent is covering shame.
  • Eccl 7:9 : 9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, For anger in the bosom of fools resteth.
  • Hos 7:11 : 11 And Ephraim is as a simple dove without heart, Egypt they called on -- `to' Asshur they have gone.
  • Jonah 4:9 : 9 And God saith unto Jonah: `Is doing good displeasing to thee, because of the gourd?' and he saith, `To do good is displeasing to me -- unto death.'
  • Rom 2:8 : 8 and to those contentious, and disobedient, indeed, to the truth, and obeying the unrighteousness -- indignation and wrath,
  • 2 Tim 3:6 : 6 for of these there are those coming into the houses and leading captive the silly women, laden with sins, led away with desires manifold,

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    3A stone `is' heavy, and the sand `is' heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.

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  • Prov 14:16-18
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    16The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.

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    3The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.

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    3The peace of the wicked I see, That there are no bands at their death,

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    34For jealousy `is' the fury of a man, And he doth not spare in a day of vengeance.

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    29Whoso is slow to anger `is' of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.

    30A healed heart `is' life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones `is' envy.

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    32For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.

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

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    22An angry man stirreth up contention, And a furious man is multiplying transgression.

  • Eccl 7:9
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    9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, For anger in the bosom of fools resteth.

  • Prov 26:18
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    18As `one' pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,

  • Prov 10:18
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    18Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report 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 turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

    2The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.

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    25A provocation to his father `is' a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.

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    9A wise man is judged by the foolish man, And he hath been angry, And he hath laughed, and there is no rest.

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    3In the mouth of a fool `is' a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.

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    18A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.

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    6The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.

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    20for the wrath of a man the righteousness of God doth not work;

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    11A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it.

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    23He dieth without instruction, And in the abundance of his folly magnifieth himself!

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    5Do ye think that emptily the Writing saith, `To envy earnestly desireth the spirit that did dwell in us,'

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    16The fool -- in a day is his anger known, And the prudent is covering shame.

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    7Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.

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    21Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directeth `his' going.

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    25The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.

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    21Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.

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    6A brutish man doth not know, And a fool understandeth not this; --

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    19Fret not thyself at evil doers, Be not envious at the wicked,

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    13The beginning of the words of his mouth `is' folly, And the latter end of his mouth `Is' mischievous madness.

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    20Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.