Job 5:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.”

Job 5:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 5:16 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Job 5:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Job 5:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.”

Job 5:16 — World English Bible

Job 5:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.”

Job 5:16 — American Standard Version

Job 5:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And there is hope to the poor, And perverseness hath shut her mouth.”

Job 5:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 5:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth.”

Job 5:16 — Darby Translation

Job 5:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So that the poore hath his hope, but iniquitie shall stop her mouth.”

Job 5:16 — Geneva Bible

Job 5:16 in Context — Job 5

14 De día se topan con tinieblas, y en mitad del día andan á tientas como de noche:

15 Y libra de la espada al pobre, de la boca de los impíos, y de la mano violenta;

16 Pues es esperanza al menesteroso, y la iniquidad cerrará su boca.

17 He aquí, bienaventurado es el hombre á quien Dios castiga: por tanto no menosprecies la corrección del Todopoderoso.

18 Porque él es el que hace la llaga, y él [la] vendará: él hiere, y sus manos curan.

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What Does Job 5:16 Mean?

Job 5:16 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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