Modern Translations New International VersionResentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple. New Living Translation Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple. English Standard Version Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple. Berean Study Bible For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple. New American Standard Bible “For irritation kills the fool, And jealousy brings death to the simple. NASB 1995 "For anger slays the foolish man, And jealousy kills the simple. NASB 1977 “For vexation slays the foolish man, And anger kills the simple. Amplified Bible “For anger slays the foolish man, And jealousy kills the simple (naive). Christian Standard Bible For anger kills a fool, and jealousy slays the gullible. Holman Christian Standard Bible For anger kills a fool, and jealousy slays the gullible. Contemporary English Version Envy and jealousy will kill a stupid fool. Good News Translation To worry yourself to death with resentment would be a foolish, senseless thing to do. GOD'S WORD® Translation Certainly, anger kills a stubborn fool, and jealousy murders a gullible person. International Standard Version For wrath will slay a fool; zealous anger will kill the naive. NET Bible For wrath kills the foolish person, and anger slays the silly one. Classic Translations King James BibleFor wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. New King James Version For wrath kills a foolish man, And envy slays a simple one. King James 2000 Bible For wrath kills the foolish man, and envy slays the simple one. New Heart English Bible For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple. World English Bible For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple. American King James Version For wrath kills the foolish man, and envy slays the silly one. American Standard Version For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one. A Faithful Version For wrath kills the fool, and envy slays the simple one. Darby Bible Translation For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple. English Revised Version For vexation killeth the foolish man, and jealousy slayeth the silly one. Webster's Bible Translation For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587Doubtlesse anger killeth the foolish, and enuie slayeth the idiote. Bishops' Bible of 1568 As for the foolish ma, wrathfulnesse killeth him, and enuie slayeth the ignorant. Coverdale Bible of 1535 As for the foolish man displeasure kylleth him, and anger slayeth ye ignoraunt. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor provocation slays the perverse, "" And envy puts to death the simple, Young's Literal Translation For provocation slayeth the perverse, And envy putteth to death the simple, Smith's Literal Translation For to the foolish, and anger will slay, and the simple will jealousy kill. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnger indeed killeth the foolish, and envy slayeth the little one. Catholic Public Domain Version Truly, anger condemns the foolish to death, and envy kills the petty. Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedBecause passion kills a stupid man and anger kills a fool Lamsa Bible For anger kills the foolish man, and enmity slays the silly one. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For anger killeth the foolish man, And envy slayeth the silly one. Brenton Septuagint Translation For wrath destroys the foolish one, and envy slays him that has gone astray.     |