Job 5:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 5:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 5:2 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. envy: or, indignation" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 5:2 — KJV
“For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. envy: or, indignation”
— Job 5:2 (KJV)
Job 5:2 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 5:2
“For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.”
Shares key themes with Job 5:2: foolish, envy, one
“The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:”
Shares key themes with Job 5:2: wrath, one, indignation
“And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.”
Shares key themes with Job 5:2: foolish, one
“Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.”
Shares key themes with Job 5:2: wrath, one
“And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.”
Shares key themes with Job 5:2: foolish, one
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