Job 12:20

Job chapter 12 · verse 20 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.

Context

v.19He leadeth priests away stripped, And overthroweth the mighty.

v.20This passage

v.21He poureth contempt upon princes, And looseth the belt of the strong.

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.