Job 12:20
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 12
“He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.”Job 12:20
What Does Job 12:20 Mean?
Job 12:20 is found in the book of Job, chapter 12, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Job 12:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Job 32:9“Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.”Job 12:24“He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.”Job 17:4“For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them.”Jeremiah 8:8“How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.”Genesis 11:7“Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.”1 Corinthians 1:20“Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?”Numbers 26:51“These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.”Job 15:10“With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.”Job 39:17“Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.”Proverbs 10:21“The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.”Proverbs 12:19“The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.”Proverbs 12:22“Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.”Isaiah 3:1“For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water.”
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