Job 5:21

In 11 translations

BSB

You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.

KJV

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.from…: or, when the tongue scourgeth

WEB

You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither will you be afraid of destruction when it comes.

ASV

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

LSV

When the tongue scourges you are hid, || And you are not afraid of destruction, || When it comes.

YLT

When the tongue scourgeth thou art hid, And thou art not afraid of destruction, When it cometh.

DBY

Thou shalt be hidden from the scourge of the tongue; and thou shalt not be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

DRC

Thou shalt he hidden from the scourge of the tongue: and thou shalt not fear calamity when it cometh.

GNV

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue, and thou shalt not be afraid of destruction when it commeth.

JPS

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

LXXE

He shall hide thee from the scourge of the tongue: and thou shalt not be afraid of coming evils.

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WLC

בְּשׁ֣וֹט לָ֭שׁוֹן תֵּחָבֵ֑א וְֽלֹא־תִירָ֥א מִ֝שֹּׁ֗ד כִּ֣י יָבֽוֹא׃

LXX-Br

Ἀπὸ μάστιγος γλώσσης σε κρύψει, καὶ οὐ μὴ φοβηθῇς ἀπὸ κακῶν ἐρχομένων.

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• Psalms 31:20You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.
• Psalms 91:5–7You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the calamity that destroys at noon. Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten…
• Proverbs 12:18Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
• Jeremiah 18:18Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his…
• Psalms 55:21His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
• Isaiah 54:17No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.
• Psalms 57:4My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
• James 3:5–8In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze. The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the…

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