Job 5:2

New International Reader's Version

Anger kills foolish people. Jealousy destroys those who are childish.

Cross References

Genesis 30:1

Rachel saw that she wasn’t having any children by Jacob. So she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!”

Genesis 38:9

But Onan knew that the children wouldn’t belong to him. So every time he slept with his brother’s wife, he spilled his semen on the ground. He did it so he wouldn’t provide children for his brother.

Job 18:4

Your anger is tearing you to pieces. Does the earth have to be deserted just to prove you are right? Must all the rocks be moved from their places?

Psalm 107:17

Others were foolish. They suffered because of their sins. They suffered because they wouldn’t obey the Lord.

Psalm 14:1

Foolish people say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They do all kinds of horrible and evil things. No one does anything good.

Psalm 75:4

To the proud I say, ‘Don’t brag anymore.’ To sinners I say, ‘Don’t show off your power.

Psalm 92:6

Here is something that people without sense don’t know. Here is what foolish people don’t understand.

Proverbs 12:16

Foolish people are easily upset. But wise people pay no attention to hurtful words.

Proverbs 19:16

Those who keep commandments keep their lives. But those who don’t care how they live will die.

Proverbs 19:19

A person with a bad temper must pay for it. If you save them, you will have to do it again.

Proverbs 27:3

Stones are heavy, and sand weighs a lot. But letting a foolish person make you angry is a heavier load than both of them.

Proverbs 8:5

You who are childish, get some good sense. You who are foolish, set your hearts on getting it.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Don’t become angry quickly. Anger lives in the hearts of foolish people.

Hosea 7:11

The Lord says, “The people of Ephraim are like a dove. They are easily tricked. They do not have any sense at all. First they call out to Egypt for help. Then they turn to Assyria.

Jonah 4:9

But God spoke to Jonah. God said, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?” “It is,” Jonah said. “In fact, I’m so angry I wish I were dead.”

Romans 2:8

But there are others who only look out for themselves. They don’t accept the truth. They go astray. God will pour out his great anger on them.

2 Timothy 3:6

They are the kind who trick their way into the homes of some women. These women are ready to believe anything. And they take control over these women. These women are loaded down with sins. They give in to all kinds of evil desires.