Job 12:20
Job chapter 12 · verse 20 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.
KJV
King James Version · 1611He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 3:1
For, behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water;
- Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.
- Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.
- Job 12:24
He taketh away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
- Proverbs 12:19
The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
- Job 32:9
It is not the great that are wise, Nor the aged that understand justice.