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Job 5:2

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For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
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  1. Ecclesiastes 7:9Rank 1 from verse 2
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    9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

  2. 1 Samuel 18:8–9Rank 2 from verse 2
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    8And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

    9And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

  3. Genesis 30:1Rank 3 from verse 2
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    1AND when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

  4. Hosea 7:11Rank 4 from verse 2
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    11¶ Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

  5. Job 18:4Rank 5 from verse 2
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    4He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?

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Job 5:2

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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wrath

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Fierce anger, indignation, displeasure, rage, or the punitive judgment and destructive action that proceed from it.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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envy

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Sense 1: Resentful desire at another's good. Sense 2: As a verb, to feel such jealousy.

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1CALL now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?

2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

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3I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

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