Key Verse Spotlight
Job 12:20 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. {speech...: Heb. lip of the faithful}”
Job 12:20
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. {speech...: Heb. lip of the faithful}
He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty. {weakeneth...: or, looseth the girdle of the strong}
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
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