Job 5:2
Modern Translations
New International Version
Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

New Living Translation
Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple.

English Standard Version
Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.

Berean Study Bible
For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

New American Standard Bible
“For irritation kills the fool, And jealousy brings death to the simple.

NASB 1995
"For anger slays the foolish man, And jealousy kills the simple.

NASB 1977
“For vexation slays the foolish man, And anger kills the simple.

Amplified Bible
“For anger slays the foolish man, And jealousy kills the simple (naive).

Christian Standard Bible
For anger kills a fool, and jealousy slays the gullible.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For anger kills a fool, and jealousy slays the gullible.

Contemporary English Version
Envy and jealousy will kill a stupid fool.

Good News Translation
To worry yourself to death with resentment would be a foolish, senseless thing to do.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Certainly, anger kills a stubborn fool, and jealousy murders a gullible person.

International Standard Version
For wrath will slay a fool; zealous anger will kill the naive.

NET Bible
For wrath kills the foolish person, and anger slays the silly one.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

New King James Version
For wrath kills a foolish man, And envy slays a simple one.

King James 2000 Bible
For wrath kills the foolish man, and envy slays the simple one.

New Heart English Bible
For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.

World English Bible
For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.

American King James Version
For wrath kills the foolish man, and envy slays the silly one.

American Standard Version
For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.

A Faithful Version
For wrath kills the fool, and envy slays the simple one.

Darby Bible Translation
For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple.

English Revised Version
For vexation killeth the foolish man, and jealousy slayeth the silly one.

Webster's Bible Translation
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Doubtlesse anger killeth the foolish, and enuie slayeth the idiote.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
As for the foolish ma, wrathfulnesse killeth him, and enuie slayeth the ignorant.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
As for the foolish man displeasure kylleth him, and anger slayeth ye ignoraunt.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For provocation slays the perverse, "" And envy puts to death the simple,

Young's Literal Translation
For provocation slayeth the perverse, And envy putteth to death the simple,

Smith's Literal Translation
For to the foolish, and anger will slay, and the simple will jealousy kill.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Anger indeed killeth the foolish, and envy slayeth the little one.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Truly, anger condemns the foolish to death, and envy kills the petty.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because passion kills a stupid man and anger kills a fool

Lamsa Bible
For anger kills the foolish man, and enmity slays the silly one.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For anger killeth the foolish man, And envy slayeth the silly one.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For wrath destroys the foolish one, and envy slays him that has gone astray.
















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