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Job 12:20 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. "
Job 12:20
Verse in Context
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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.
He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
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Job 12:1
"And Job answered and said,"
Job 12:2
"No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die"
Job 12:3
"But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things"
Job 12:4
"I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn."
Job 12:5
"He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease."
Job 12:6
"The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth"
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