Job 12:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.”
Job 12:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 12:5 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 12:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 12:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“In the thought of him who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune. It is ready for them whose foot slips.”
Job 12:5 — World English Bible
Job 12:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; It is ready for them whose foot slippeth.”
Job 12:5 — American Standard Version
Job 12:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A torch--despised in the thoughts of the secure Is prepared for those sliding with the feet.”
Job 12:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 12:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He that is ready to stumble with the foot is a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.”
Job 12:5 — Darby Translation
Job 12:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Hee that is readie to fall, is as a lampe despised in the opinion of the riche.”
Job 12:5 — Geneva Bible
Job 12:5 in Context — Job 12
3 También tengo yo seso como vosotros; no soy yo menos que vosotros: ¿y quién habrá que no pueda decir otro tanto?
4 Yo soy uno de quien su amigo se mofa, que invoca á Dios, y él le responde: con todo, el justo y perfecto es escarnecido.
5 Aquel cuyos pies van á resbalar, [es como] una lámpara despreciada de aquel que está á sus anchuras.
6 Prosperan las tiendas de los ladrones, y los que provocan á Dios viven seguros; en cuyas manos él ha puesto [cuanto tienen].
7 Y en efecto, pregunta ahora á las bestias, que ellas te enseñarán; y á las aves de los cielos, que ellas te lo mostrarán:
What Does Job 12:5 Mean?
Job 12:5 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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