Job
Job 5:2–3
2For resentment kills a fool,
and envy slays the simple.
3I have seen a fool taking root,
but suddenly his house was cursed.
Word by word
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Job 5:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| resentment | כָּ֑עַשׂ | kā·‘aś | Noun - masculine singular | H3708 vexation, anger |
| kills | יַהֲרָג־ | ya·hă·rāḡ- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2026 kill, slay |
| a fool | לֶֽ֭אֱוִיל | le·’ĕ·wîl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H191 foolish |
| and envy | קִנְאָֽה׃ | qin·’āh | Noun - feminine singular | H7068 ardour, zeal, jealousy |
| slays | תָּמִ֥ית | tā·mîṯ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H4191 die |
| the simple | וּ֝פֹתֶ֗ה | ū·p̄ō·ṯeh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6601 be spacious, wide, open |
Job 5:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | אֲֽנִי־ | ’ănî- | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| have seen | רָ֭אִיתִי | rā·’î·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| a fool | אֱוִ֣יל | ’ĕ·wîl | Noun - masculine singular | H191 foolish |
| taking root | מַשְׁרִ֑ישׁ | maš·rîš | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H8327 deal with the roots |
| but suddenly | פִתְאֹֽם׃ | p̄iṯ·’ōm | Adverb | H6597 suddenness |
| his house | נָוֵ֣הוּ | nā·wê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5116 abode of shepherd, or flocks |
| was cursed | וָאֶקּ֖וֹב | wā·’eq·qō·wḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H6895 utter a curse against, curse |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 5:2 Ecclesiastes 7:9 · Hosea 7:11 · Psalm 14:1 · Genesis 30:1 · 1 Samuel 18:8–9 · Psalm 107:17 · Romans 2:8 · Proverbs 12:16 · Psalm 75:4 · Job 18:4 · Psalm 92:6
Job 5:3 Psalm 73:18–20 · Psalm 92:7 · Job 27:8 · Psalm 69:25 · Psalm 73:3–9 · Jeremiah 12:1–3 · Job 24:18 · Acts 1:20 · Psalm 37:35–36 · Deuteronomy 27:15–26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.