Job 5:2
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אַף
ʼaph
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
נָכָה
nâkâh
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
כְּסִיל
kᵉçîyl
properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
פָּתָה
pâthâh
to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way) ...
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Key Terms in This Verse
פָּתָה pâthâh
to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way) delude
Study H6601 →אַף ʼaph
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
Study H639 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?
I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
And 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.
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
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