Job 5:2

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

Cross-reference

1 Samuel 18:8 displays Saul's wrath and envy against David, exemplifying how these passions lead to destructive actions.

Ecclesiastes 7:9 directly states that anger resides in fools, reinforcing Job 5:2's connection between wrath and foolishness.

Genesis 4:5 Parallel

Genesis 4:5 depicts Cain's anger after God rejected his offering — a direct example of the wrath that, as Job 5:2 warns, kills a foolish man.

1 Samuel 20:30 shows Saul's anger kindled against Jonathan — a vivid instance of wrath, which Job 5:2 says destroys a foolish man.

Psalm 37:8 Parallel

Psalm 37:8 directly urges refraining from anger, saying it 'tends only to evil' — reinforcing Job 5:2's link between wrath and harm.

Proverbs 14:30 says envy 'makes the bones rot' — a vivid parallel to Job 5:2's claim that envy slays the simple.

Genesis 4:6 Parallel

Genesis 4:6 records God questioning Cain's anger — highlighting the very wrath Job 5:2 says destroys the foolish, within the same narrative.

Genesis 30:1 shows Rachel's envy leading to a death wish, illustrating Job 5:2's claim that envy slays the simple.

1 Kings 21:4 depicts Ahab vexed over Naboth's refusal — envy and anger that lead to murder, mirroring Job 5:2's 'envy slays the simple.'

Jonah 4:9 Parallel

Jonah 4:9 shows Jonah's anger unto death, illustrating the folly and deadly outcome of wrath that Job 5:2 warns about.

Esther 3:5 Parallel

Esther 3:5 shows Haman filled with fury when Mordecai refuses homage — envy driving destruction, as Job 5:2 warns.

Proverbs 27:4 expands on wrath and jealousy being overwhelming and cruel — echoing the destructive forces in Job 5:2.

Daniel 2:12 Parallel

Daniel 2:12 shows the king's furious anger ordering mass execution — a concrete case of wrath killing (as in Job 5:2).

Acts 5:17 Parallel

Acts 5:17 has the high priest filled with jealousy, leading to persecution — illustrating Job 5:2's truth that envy destroys.

James 3:14 Parallel

James 3:14 warns against bitter jealousy and selfish ambition — a New Testament echo of Job 5:2's condemnation of envy.