Key Verse Spotlight
Job 12:4 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“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 12:4
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
No doubt but ye {are} the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
But I have understanding as well as you; I {am} not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these? {understanding: Heb. an heart} {I am...: Heb. I fall not lower than you} {who...: Heb. with whom are not such as these?}
I am {as} one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright {man is} laughed to scorn.
He that is ready to slip with {his} feet {is as} a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth {abundantly}.
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