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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?

  6. Proverbs 12:16Rank 6 from verse 2
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    16A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.

  7. Psalms 107:17Rank 7 from verse 2
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    17Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

  8. Psalms 14:1Rank 8 from verse 2
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    1THE fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

  9. Psalms 75:4Rank 9 from verse 2
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    4I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

  10. Psalms 92:6Rank 10 from verse 2
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    6A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.

  11. Romans 2:8Rank 11 from verse 2
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    8But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

  12. 2 Timothy 3:6Rank 12 from verse 2
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    6For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

  13. Jonah 4:9Rank 13 from verse 2
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    9And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.

  14. Proverbs 1:22–23Rank 14 from verse 2
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    22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

    23Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

  15. Proverbs 8:5Rank 15 from verse 2
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    5O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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5:1CALL now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?

5:2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

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5:3I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

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