"For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one."
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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.
And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?
He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?
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.
I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
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.
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.
For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple.
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
For resentment kills the foolish man, And jealousy kills the simple.
For provocation slayeth the perverse, And envy putteth to death the simple,