Job 12:5

KJV

He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.

— Job 12:5, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Job Chapter 12 connects to 10 cross-references. Job sarcastically concedes his friends' wisdom before asserting that he has understanding equal to theirs. He surveys God's sovereign control over nations, counselors, priests, and kings, bringing them to ruin or exalting them at will. The chapter emphasizes divine freedom …

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Other Translations

ASV

In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; It is ready for them whose foot slippeth.

YLT

A torch--despised in the thoughts of the secure Is prepared for those sliding with the feet.

BBE

In the thought of him who is in comfort there is no respect for one who is in trouble; such is the fate of those whose feet are slipping.

Cross References