Job 11:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.”
Job 11:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 11:12 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 11:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 11:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“An empty-headed man becomes wise when a man is born as a wild donkey’s colt.”
Job 11:12 — World English Bible
Job 11:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But vain man is void of understanding, Yea, man is born as a wild ass’s colt. ”
Job 11:12 — American Standard Version
Job 11:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And empty man is bold, And the colt of a wild ass man is born.”
Job 11:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 11:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Yet a senseless man will make bold, though man be born [like] the foal of a wild ass. ”
Job 11:12 — Darby Translation
Job 11:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Yet vaine man would be wise, though man new borne is like a wilde asse colte.”
Job 11:12 — Geneva Bible
Job 11:12 in Context — Job 11
10 If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
11 For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?
12 For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.
13 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
14 If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
What Does Job 11:12 Mean?
Job 11:12 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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