Job 12:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.”
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“He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Turning aside the lip of the stedfast, And the reason of the aged He taketh away.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 12:20 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 12:24He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
- Job 17:4You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore You will not exalt them.
- Job 32:9It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.
- Job 39:17For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.
- Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
- Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
- Proverbs 12:22Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
- Isaiah 3:1For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water,
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