Job 12:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.”
Job 12:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 12:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Job 12:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I am like one who is a joke to his neighbor, I, who called on God, and he answered. The just, the blameless man is a joke.”
Job 12:4 — World English Bible
Job 12:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbor, I who called upon God, and he answered: The just, the perfect man is a laughing-stock. ”
Job 12:4 — American Standard Version
Job 12:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A laughter to his friend I am: `He calleth to God, and He answereth him,' A laughter <FI>is<Fi> the perfect righteous one.”
Job 12:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 12:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I am to be one that is a derision to his friend, I who call uponGod, and whom he will answer: a derision is the just upright [man]. ”
Job 12:4 — Darby Translation
Job 12:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth vpon God, and he heareth him: the iust and the vpright is laughed to scorne.”
Job 12:4 — Geneva Bible
Job 12:4 in Context — Job 12
2 No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
3 But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
4 I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
5 He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
What Does Job 12:4 Mean?
Job 12:4 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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