Job 11:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.”
Job 11:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 11:12 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 11:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 11:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“An empty-headed man becomes wise when a man is born as a wild donkey’s colt.”
Job 11:12 — World English Bible
Job 11:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born as a wild ass’s colt.”
Job 11:12 — American Standard Version
Job 11:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And empty man is bold, And the colt of a wild ass man is born.”
Job 11:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 11:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Yet a senseless man will make bold, though man be born [like] the foal of a wild ass.”
Job 11:12 — Darby Translation
Job 11:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Yet vaine man would be wise, though man new borne is like a wilde asse colte.”
Job 11:12 — Geneva Bible
Job 11:12 in Context — Job 11
10 Si cortare, ó encerrare, ó juntare, ¿quién podrá contrarrestarle?
11 Porque él conoce á los hombres vanos: ve asimismo la iniquidad, ¿y no hará caso?
12 El hombre vano se hará entendido, aunque nazca como el pollino del asno montés.
13 Si tú apercibieres tu corazón, y extendieres á él tus manos;
14 Si alguna iniquidad hubiere en tu mano, y la echares de ti, y no consintieres que more maldad en tus habitaciones;
What Does Job 11:12 Mean?
Job 11:12 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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