Job 13:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.”

Job 13:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 13:5 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Job 13:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Job 13:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.”

Job 13:5 — World English Bible

Job 13:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! And it would be your wisdom.”

Job 13:5 — American Standard Version

Job 13:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“O that ye would keep perfectly silent, And it would be to you for wisdom.”

Job 13:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 13:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Oh that ye would be altogether silent! and it would be your wisdom.”

Job 13:5 — Darby Translation

Job 13:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Oh, that you woulde holde your tongue, that it might be imputed to you for wisedome!”

Job 13:5 — Geneva Bible

Job 13:5 in Context — Job 13

3 Mas eu falarei com o Todo-Poderoso, e quero me defender para com Deus.

4 Pois na verdade vós sois inventores de mentiras; todos vós sois médicos inúteis.

5 Bom seria se vos calásseis por completo, pois seria sabedoria de vossa parte.

6 Ouvi agora meu argumento, e prestai atenção aos argumentos de meus lábios.

7 Por acaso falareis perversidade por Deus, e por ele falareis engano?

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What Does Job 13:5 Mean?

Job 13:5 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 13. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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