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Job 12:20

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20zHe removeth away †the speech of the trusty,

And ataketh away the understanding of the aged.

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Footnotes

  1. zver. 24. Is. 3:1 (Heb.). So ch. 32:9.
  2. †Heb. the lip of the faithful.

Cross references

  1. aHos. 4:11.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He deprives of speech those who are trusted

and takes away the discernment of the elders.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He silences the lips of trusted advisers

and takes away the discernment of elders.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He deprives trusted advisers of speech

and takes away the elders’ good judgment.

NLTNew Living Translation

He silences the trusted adviser

and removes the insight of the elders.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He deprives the trustworthy of speech,

and he takes away the discretion of elders.