Job 31:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.”

Job 31:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 31:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 31:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“for it is a fire that consumes to destruction, and would root out all my increase.”

Job 31:12 — World English Bible

Job 31:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction, And would root out all mine increase.”

Job 31:12 — American Standard Version

Job 31:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For a fire it <FI>is<Fi> , to destruction it consumeth, And among all mine increase doth take root,”

Job 31:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 31:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.”

Job 31:12 — Darby Translation

Job 31:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Yea, this is a fire that shall deuoure to destruction, and which shall roote out al mine increase,”

Job 31:12 — Geneva Bible

Job 31:12 in Context — Job 31

10 Que minha mulher moa para outro, e outros se encurvem sobre ela.

11 Pois tal seria um crime vergonhoso, e delito [a ser sentenciado por] juízes.

12 Pois seria um fogo que consumiria até à perdição, e destruiria toda a minha renda.

13 Se desprezei o direito de meu servo ou de minha serva quando eles reclamaram comigo,

14 Que faria eu quando Deus se levantasse? E quando ele investigasse [a causa] ,o que eu lhe responderia?

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What Does Job 31:12 Mean?

Job 31:12 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 31. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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