Job 5:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.”
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“You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“When the tongue scourgeth thou art hid, And thou art not afraid of destruction, When it cometh.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 5:21 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 31:20You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.
- Psalms 31:21Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.
- Psalms 55:21His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
- Psalms 57:4My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
- Psalms 91:5You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
- Proverbs 12:18Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
- Isaiah 54:17No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 18:18Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”
- James 3:5In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
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